Re: Disconnect wireless/direct connect to cable modem
On Nov 26, 7:23 pm, Mark McIntyre <markmcint...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Never wrote:
I have a Toshiba Satellite running Windows Vista. It is using a
Linksys WRT54G.
I want to disconnect from the Linksys router and directly connect to
my cable modem.
In other words, I do not want to go wireless.
Ok, but you can still use the router, you don't need to entirely
bypassit. Just plug an ethernet cable from your laptop's ethernet port
into one of your router's LAN ports. If it bothers you, disable the
wireless segment in the router config.
Duh. Why didn't I think of that?
Thanks for your assistance, guys.
.
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