"Ok so I'm planning on wirelessing the house cause running wires on the stairs and through halls isn't working for me anymore...."
Using WAPs means stringing CAT5 to them, so you don't get away from this step.
A WAP in each room is a bit of overkill unless you are living in Buckingham Palace. Try to centrally locate your router and see who connects from there, you may not need a WAP at all.
Ok so I'm planning on wirelessing the house cause running wires on the stairs and through halls isn't working for me anymore....
But can I just get a wireles router and the adapters for the computers (PCI or USB) and/or labtops and be good to go..or.. do I have to have a WAP in each room where there is a computer as well as that computer having an adapter?
Would it be better to have WAPs even though just the adapters will do in terms on signal and speed goes?

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