if i buy the W/F do i have to hook it up to a router/ because the area that i live in gets free wifi or could i just hook it up to my laptop... will it still work?

Yes it will you can use your laptop as a wireless bridge for your receiver.This is the guide on how it's done - How to use your laptop as a wireless bridge for your sonicview

PS. It shows Sonicview set up but will work with any receiver using iks.

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do you mean v/s. not sonicview

Yes as i mentioned it's a SV guide but will work for VS as well.

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hey i used this repeater to capture a wifi signal. It will allow you to assign a wireless signal and give you 4 ethernet outputs .Netgear WN2000RTP Repeater