i just bought a laptop and it has wireless internet.....the people from best buy are comin to install a router in my home....i kinda understand that part.....what im wondering is when the router installation is complete will i be able to access the internet immediately or how does this work??? i have dsl internet thru my phone company on my home computer....do i have to go thru them in some way to set this up or what??? and also how do i plug my laptop into my dsl connection at home to use it like taht? please help!!! and please keep in mind im not very computer literate!! lol!
2007-01-22 16:23:09 · 4 answers · asked by Amy N 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
well i was planning on asking the best buy guy all of those questions...but i found out that i have class the day he is coming to install it! lol! so im out of luck on that 1! my mom is gonna come over while hes there but she wont be much help! lol!
2007-01-22 16:39:29 · update #1
When the Best buy people come to install the router, they should set up your laptop to work with it, too, so don't worry about that part (If they don't, demand your money back:P) And you don't have to do anything with the phone company or anything, Best Buy will set everything up. If you want to use the laptop with the Internet directly (Which there's not really a point in doing, but if you did have as reason to, I'll explain) you can simply unplug a telephone looking cable from the back of your new router (it is slightly bigger than a telephone cord, and there will probably be two in which you would unplug the one labeled "WAN") and pug it into any place it will fit o your laptop. So, in a box, you don't have to deal with any wireless stuff, but for wired:Unplug cable labeled WAN from router, plug it into laptop, and boom, you should be on the Internet.
2007-01-22 16:37:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DSL is your main connection to the internet. A router uses this connection and devides it up between two or more computers so they may share the same internet connection.
When the router installation is complete you will be able to access the internet immediately. The router works through your DSL connection and once it is installed and configured it should be fine. You won't have to worry about plugging in your laptop to your DSL connection, and you will be able to access the internet from anywhere inside your house with the wireless internet.
2007-01-22 16:32:40 · answer #2 · answered by rmc0315 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will install the router to your DSL modem. Your laptop has a wireless adapter so when they are done you will be able to turn your laptop on and connect to the internet. If you want to use your DSL before they come to install the wireless router you need to attach either the ethernet cable or the usb cable that came with your DSL modem directly to the computer. If you have problems with that call your ISP and they can walk you through it.
2016-05-23 23:53:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Write down all the above questions and ask the Best Buy computer geeks. Also, write down their answers. This is the best way. Everyone's situation is unique - get your answers from the "horse's mouth."
In the meantime, you can go to this link. Information you want is near the bottom of the page.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/search.php
2007-01-22 16:35:57 · answer #4 · answered by TheHumbleOne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋