How to Connect a Lap Top to Your Cable Modem
There may come a time when you do not want to use your regular desktop computer. It may be too big or too old. Whatever the reason is, you can connect through you actual cable connection directly to your lap top. We had to do this because our desktop ran on the outmoded windows Me operating systems. You would get rid of the Me system, too if that was your only desktop option. This is how to connect your lap top to your cable modem.
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Instructions
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Disconnect the Ethernet cable from the back of the desktop. This cable is the one that connects to your service provider like Comcast. I don't believe you have this cable if you have DSL.
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Connect the Ethernet cable to the lap top on either the side or the back depending on your lap top design.
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Turn on the lap top. The desk top is now irrelevant.
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Click on Internet Explorer and determine if you can go online and are connected. If not, open your network and sharing center. You can find this through your control panel (click on the Start menu or through the icon on the bottom of your screen that says whether you are connected to the internet or not.) There, you right click, and network and sharing center pops up. Look and see if this says that you are connected. The icon at the bottom of the screen will say "currently connected, local and internet."
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If you are still not connected, try shutting everything down and resetting the cable modem. To reset the cable modem, look on the back of your modem for a hole in the back of the box that says reset. Stick a paper click in the hole and that presses the button. Hold it there for 30 seconds.
Reconnect and try again!
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Tips & Warnings
Call your cable provider if all else fails.
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