i have a cable connection. and i wanted to go online from my laptop and switched the ethernet cables over from the pc to my laptop. and it just wouldnt work. im extremely frustrated with this. would it help if i just kept the connection on the pc and purchase a router for the laptop?
2007-05-23 10:17:02 · 9 answers · asked by darkzero1028 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
thanx for all the quick responses! all of you has helped in some way. i will attempt to work with the settings but if it continues not cooperating with me then...i will go with a router. and i guess i will go with the wired router since none of this stuff is ever going to leave the apartment.
2007-05-23 10:42:22 · update #1
my security is from aol. and i was not given any type of cd for any installation. cable guy did everything.
2007-05-23 10:49:10 · update #2
The problem with cable companies is that they identify you by your computer's MAC address - which is different on every computer and laptop. It'll become very tedious to make the laptop use the PC's mac address.
I'd advise buying a Cable/DSL router (it doesnt have to be wireless if you can live with the laptop needing an ethernet cable.)
Plug the router into the cable modem and the PC into the router. Following the routers instructions, you can set the router to clone the PC's mac address to your cable company, so it looks like you're connecting with the PC, whereas you can now use the laptop and PC at once.
You do not need an ADSL router as you have cable.
Brands I'd recommend are Linksys and Netgear
2007-05-23 10:22:45 · answer #1 · answered by maniacmartinuk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you just plugged it in then no it won't work unless it has been set up with the proper settings. The settings aren't hard to copy over to the laptop but as you mentioned the best would be to use a router so no cable switching would be necessary. If you have wireless on your laptop then you could get a wireless router and run the pc off the wired and the laptop wireless.
edit: As mentioned above the cable co. will only allow one connection per service which is why almost any router you buy now is a NAT router which hides the users behind the one allowed device (the router). It runs between the cable modem and the computers.
2007-05-23 10:26:25 · answer #2 · answered by Lanny J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello; in answer to your question, just put the CD in the laptop and run the program, so you can simply switch the cables... but it would be worth the money to get a cheap wireless router (if your laptop has wifi, if not, you may also want to buy a card for it), then you'd be able to go online virtually anywhere within 100 meters (or better, depending on your router, and laptop) of your router... I'd just go with a generic 802.11b (or slightly newer, say 802.11g) I put a setup at my house; 3 network cards, and a router... all for about $45!
It's not necessary to spend all kinds of money on the latest router technology, having a router that can handle 150Mbps doesn't do a hell of a lot of good, if your connection speed to the internet is only 1Mbps, right? But ppl do it all the time, thinking it'll speed things up! The only concern for an older 802.11b setup is how many PCs will be on it, and what type of security is built in?
I hope this helped!
Marcos
2007-05-23 10:26:42 · answer #3 · answered by Mark MacIver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try plugging in the ethernet cable into the laptop. Shut down the laptop. Turn off the power to the cable modem, wait about 15 seconds and power the modem back up. turn on the laptop. You should only have to do this one time for the laptop to "recognize" the modem. If all else fails, check to make sure your drivers are installed on the laptop for the ethernet controller. It never hurts to have a router but if your drivers aren't installed it would be a waste of time and money.
2007-05-23 10:28:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-05 03:59:26 · answer #5 · answered by dembinski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes get a wireless router. Depending on your laptop you may also need a network card.
2007-05-23 10:20:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you tell your laptop to look to the RJ45 port for internet connections? Start/Control Panel/Internet Options. Now click the Connections tab and then click setup.
Welcome to the New connection Wizard - click "next"
Choose "Connect to the Internet - click "next"
Set up my connection manually - click "next"
Connect using a broadband connection that is always on - click "next"
Click "Finish"
2007-05-23 10:28:10 · answer #7 · answered by Ron M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah just buy a router that would be the best way
2007-05-23 10:20:09 · answer #8 · answered by hotflboi2005 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to tools on the internet web page and click on internet options and click on connections and then click on wlan, you should be able to double the enable button on the broadband and disable it. i hope this works. or go to your wireless menu and click on properties and that should help out too.
2007-05-23 10:27:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋