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Laptop internet connection
Name: NikNik29 Date: August 4, 2009 at 12:51:08 Pacific OS: Windows XP Subcategory: General
Comment:
We just bought our daughter a laptop. We set it up but have no internet connectivity. How can we get her connected and do we need to buy anything that will get it running? We have a home computer. Could we connect it to that one? If so, How?
Name: wanderer Date: August 4, 2009 at 13:05:05 Pacific
Reply:
How does internet come into the house now?
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Response Number 2
Name: NikNik29 Date: August 4, 2009 at 17:01:35 Pacific
Reply:
we have internet through our cable provider and its ran by a modem
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Response Number 3
Name: ace_omega Date: August 4, 2009 at 17:07:53 Pacific
Reply:
Most cable companies do not provide modems with built in WiFi. You will need to purchase a WiFi Router or plug the ethernet cable directly into the modem.
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