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Old 10-22-2009   #1
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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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Nuttyhaze,

Welcome to PCHF! Which OS are you running?
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ok sorry, my desktop is xp and laptop is vista
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Can you tell us the exact make and model number of the laptop?
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yes its a P.B. TJ65-AU010 T4200
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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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well, I don't believe it, i hovvered over it and it says currently connected to tiscali, don't know how i did it but its done,hope it stays connected though.
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