How do I add a laptop to my wireless DSL at home?

Question

What key info do I need? Where do I find it? Yahoo help was NO help...

I need details - of course I have a wireless card in my laptop! It's asking me for keys and other details ans I don't know where to find the information on my home desktop computer or wireless router.

Answer 1

At the bottom rightside of your Start bar, right-click on the little computer icon with the wireless waves / signals and select "View Available Wireless Networks". You should see the name (SSID) of your wireless network which you can then select followed by clicking on Connect. If you don't have any security set, you will just connect. If you do have it secured, you will be prompted for the password / key.

If you don't remember the key, you will need to log into your wireless router and find the key you set / selected. If you don't remember the address of your router, get to another computer that has a working internet connection and go to Start, Run and type in "cmd", without quotes, and hit enter. Then type "ipconfig" and enter. The Default Gateway address should be the address of your router, so note it. Type exit and enter to close the cmd window. Then, in a web-browser, type in that address and hit enter. This should bring you to a login for your router for which you will need to enter your userid and password. Once you are in the router, look for a section like "Wireless Security" to find the Encryption (WEP, WPA) key and copy it down as this is what you need for your laptop.

Answer 2

If you have windows XP, just click on help and type wireless home network. and start reading. You will find there at least the basics you need to know before doing anything. You can do the same by going to Yahoo or Google search.

If I was a republican, I would probably give you more detail information but fortunately, I am a democrat. ( :

Good luck

Answer 3

You need to install a Internet router to your main computer then install a wireless Internet modem to receive wireless connection to you dsl server to your laptop.

Answer 4

In order to recieve an internet connection wireless you need a wireless laptop card. then you should be able to connect to your wireless router/network

Answer 5

this can b done only if ur laptop has a wi-fi.

if ur laptop is a brand new one it should have wi-fi.

if u hv wi fi in ur laptop pls follow flowin instructions

go to contrl panel ===>click network connections

under network task tab===>create a new connection

And follow the instruction as u come accross with it