HELP! How to Set up Wi-Fi

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Re: HELP! How to Set up Wi-Fi

Post by CraigRat » 22 April 10 7:29 pm

A router is a term for a ANY network device that connects two or more networks together.

What you need is a Wireless Router, and they are pretty cheap things to acquire nowadays.

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Re: HELP! How to Set up Wi-Fi

Post by Camstal » 23 April 10 8:58 am

Ok...Sorry for all these questions, but heres another one...I accidently disabled the Local Area Connection on my laptop and now when I connect the Wired Ethernet Cable to the Laptop, it won't connect or let me use the Internet.

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Re: HELP! How to Set up Wi-Fi

Post by Map Monkey » 23 April 10 9:05 am

re-enable it then :P

What operating system and version??

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Re: HELP! How to Set up Wi-Fi

Post by Camstal » 23 April 10 9:06 am

Windows 7...Don't know the version

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Re: HELP! How to Set up Wi-Fi

Post by Map Monkey » 23 April 10 9:12 am

go to "network and sharing center"...several ways to get there, easy to type that into the search area on the start menu.

Click on any cross shown should fix that connection.

Otherwise, type in "view network connections" and fix the LAN from that screen.

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Re: HELP! How to Set up Wi-Fi

Post by Camstal » 23 April 10 9:24 am

Ok...All sorted-Thanks all of you for your generous help!

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Re: HELP! How to Set up Wi-Fi

Post by Map Monkey » 23 April 10 9:26 am

leave the money on the fridge \:D/

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Re: HELP! How to Set up Wi-Fi

Post by CraigRat » 23 April 10 9:27 am

And DON"T TOUCH ANYTHING AGAIN :lol:

(actually, you'll learn a lot about stuff like this from breaking it, so keep on breaking stuff (just make sure you fix it again!!))

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Re: HELP! How to Set up Wi-Fi

Post by squalid » 23 April 10 9:33 am

caughtatwork wrote:Router != Wireless
Jeez c@w, any of the non-programmers out there would interpret this as "Router REALLY equals Wireless". :)

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