I recently gave me friend a laptop for christmas. She doesn't have wifi in her house so i gave her an ethernet cable with it. she says shes having trouble connecting using ethernet. how might she connect using the ethernet cable?
it's windows 7
People in this forum are terrible at asking for help.
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[*]Did she plug-in directly to a modem?
[*]Is she using a router or bridge?
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router, into the wall
Router...into the wall...
Is that some cryptic fucking message because it tells me nothing. Maybe it was wrong of me to expect a bit more information, even though my question was quite simple. I could hand an Ethernet cable to a blind chimp and it would still manage to get online.
Provided her router is setup correctly, she needs to be plugged into one of the available LAN ports on the router. Windows should auto-detect connection settings. You can also try:
Start > Run > CMD
ipconfig /release > Enter
ipconfig /renew > Enter
[QUOTE=ProboardslolV2;18971854]router, into the wall[/QUOTE]
That's so helpful. /s
So is her computer plugged into the router then into the wall?
If so, you need a modem.
The cable goes into the wall.
No modem, the router is in the basement.
You're saying that the Ethernet cable is going from her computer directly to a RJ45 (Ethernet) wall jack? Plausible, but rare in a home environment. However, there are custom installations where both the modem and router are in a utility closet and the home is wired as such.
Your short, useless posts are starting annoy me greatly. This will be my last attempt to help you:
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[*]The computer is plugged in to the router? The router is then plugged in to an Ethernet wall jack?
[*]Who is the ISP?
[*]There has to be a modem. Where is it?
[*]When was the last time she had active Internet?
[*]Are there other people sharing this connection?
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It sounds like you're describing a DSL setup, which would be an RJ10/11 cable - not a 45. I've also determined that you should remove yourself from all Internet forums and never post again.
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[*]The computer is plugged in to the router? The router is then plugged in to an Ethernet wall jack?
[*]Who is the ISP?
[*]There has to be a modem. Where is it?
[*]When was the last time she had active Internet?
[*]Are there other people sharing this connection?
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It sounds like you're describing a DSL setup, which would be an RJ10/11 cable - not a 45.[/QUOTE]
1. The computer is not plugged into the router.
2. verizon
3. Must be in the basement with the router
4. On this laptop? never, but she always has had access on her parents PC
5. Just her parents PC, which she managed to (somehow) accidentally disable.
What's the difference between the two cables.
You said in an earlier post that it was plugged in to a router. Sounds like she's got Verizon DSL or a DSL setup for FiOS. She needs to plug the Ethernet cable you gave her in to her computer, and then to one of the LAN ports on the router or modem. You do realize how futile your plea for help is, especially when you have no access to the hardware?
11:
[img]http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/its/servicessupport/resnet/requirements/hardware/rj11.jpg[/img]
45:
[img]http://www.networkwebcams.com/ip-camera-learning-center/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/m-rj-45.jpg[/img]
So if she DIDNT use the ethernet cable, say she used the 11, she would just plug it into a wall that was enabled for internet use?
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ugh. She just informed me that they actually do have wifi, and she found the WEP key lying around somewhere.
I thought this whole thing sounded fishy...
Thanks mallow!
Right when I go and take a picture of my FiOS setup. Keep it for future reference:
[img]http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/518/img1176d.jpg[/img]
Black cable coming from the wall jack is an RJ11 phone cord. This cable plugs directly in to the horizontal DSL modem.
The white cable is the RJ45 Ethernet cable that connects the modem to the vertical standing router.
The yellow cable is another RJ45 that connects the router to my computer, giving me connectivity.
The large white circular cable is coax for the TV service.
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