How do you connect my wireless usb adapter to another wireless router?

Assuming this other computer is not located near your router (in which case you would just run a cable) the first thing you need is to make sure this computer has a working wireless card that is compatible with your router.

There are four flavors of wireless - A, B, G, and N. A is rarely used these days and not compatible with the rest. N cards and routers are usually backward compatible with B and G, but check. G is the most widely available.

Once you have a computer with a compatible card that you know is working, just connect it like you did your first computer that's on the network. In some cases, you may have to power down all of your devices and then re-boot "from the wall out" - first the modem, then the router, finally the computer(s). It's that simple. Most wireless router are configured by default to accept a number of simultaneous connections.

If for some reason the above fails, check your computer and make sure the wireless card is activated (Device Manager) and receiving

• you should see some kind of indicator on your computer or the

card depending on your equipment.

Still no connection? Check the settings on your router. Did you enable security (WEP, WPA, etc) or turn off broadcasting? You'll need to make those settings on you new computer. Specifics of this can be involved and depend on which method you use.