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| Wireless Help - new laptop posted in the Web & Networking forums; Ok guys, be gentle with me cus i'm new here and a bit of a thicko when in comes to puters, well my question is, I have just bought a ... |
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new laptop
Ok guys, be gentle with me cus i'm new here and a bit of a thicko when in comes to puters, well my question is, I have just bought a packard bell laptop, and also have a desktop, running with a siemens gigaset se587 router via that ethernet cable thingy,  what will i need to buy to be able to get an internet connection for the laptop to be used downstairs. |
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Re: new laptop
Nuttyhaze,
Welcome to PCHF! Which OS are you running?
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Re: new laptop
ok sorry, my desktop is xp and laptop is vista
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Re: new laptop
Can you tell us the exact make and model number of the laptop?
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Re: new laptop
yes its a P.B. TJ65-AU010 T4200
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Re: new laptop
NuttyHayze,
It looks like your laptop has a wireless card which is great! If you navigate to where the clock is and click on the arrow to expand the System Tray do you see something that says Local Area Connection when hovered over?
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