Re: Need help connecting

That's what I'm doing right now. But I like to use my laptop in other
places in the house and I hate being chained to the desk like this.

On Jul 14, 6:44 pm, "RBM" <r...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"tonita" <toni_bright...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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Thank you Larry and RMB.  Ok, I did the reset but if I change the
connection from the computer to the router, I won't be able to get to
the internet to do the rest of the procedure right?  Why is this so
complicated or is it just me?  Gosh, with my other ISP, all I had was
the modem, plugged it in and I was connected wirelessly.  This seems
like a lot of work and I'm a little aggravated that they didn't tell
me this when I subscribed, especially when I asked if I could connect
wirelessly with my laptop and he said "yes".   Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

On Jul 14, 6:34 pm, "RBM" <r...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:





"tonita" <toni_bright...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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This is the information I have. What confuses me (I'm not that bright
with this stuff) is that it sounds like one ethernet cable has to be
hooked into the computer. How is that wireless? Or maybe I am
missing something? I only want to use this one laptop and no others.

On Jul 14, 6:13 pm, "RBM" <r...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"tonita" <toni_bright...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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It is a Linksys BEFW11S4 ver 4.

On Jul 14, 5:56 pm, "RBM" <r...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

what model router do you have?

"tonita" <toni_bright...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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Yes, I connected the router to the modem and nothing. I'm reading
some instructions that I found online for the model Linksys router
that I have, but it is confusing to me.

On Jul 14, 5:22 pm, "RBM" <r...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"tonita" <toni_bright...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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Hi everyone,

I've just switched to comcast high speed internet. They didn't
tell
me over the phone that I would need a router to connect wirelessly
through my laptop (which I was doing with the other provider). My
neighbor gave me her linksys router but I have no idea how to
connect
this thing and get it up and running on my laptop. Can anyone walk
me
through it? My laptop is wireless capable so I don't need to do
anything to *it*. I'm a little aggravated that they didn't tell me
this when I signed on for the bundle they offer.

Did you connect the wireless router to the modem and turn them on ?
Next
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Here is the URL to the Linksys site where you can get the quick install
guide and the user guide. I would first get the user guide and reset the
router to its defaults, not knowing how your friend had it set up. Then
do
the quick install and see what happens
:http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?childpagename=US%2FLayout&pa...
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No, there is no connection to the computer. Connect it like Larry Finger
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Your other company must have had a wireless router built in to the modem, or
some don't use modems. You can always plug the ethernet cable directly from
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