Need information about laptop computers.?

Question

My ex is buying daughter a lap top for Christmas. I currently have a compaq pc . I am hooked up to DSL with current phone company. Do i need to contact phone company to hook up service to laptop? And how would the laptop get is source from my dsl? Sorry, electronic flunky here !

Answer 1

just get a wireless router from the store. Odds are the laptop will be set up for wireless. ask a nerd at an electronics store. they all know how to do this.

Answer 2

You will need to purchase what is called a router (about $40-50 at Walmart). It is a "box" that attachs to your DSL modem. You would disconnect the cable from your DSL modem to your computer, and attach that cable to the router instead. (Some DSL modems have a router already build in. Check to see if it has several places to attach network cables.)

The router will then four or more indentical ports to which you can plug in your computer and your laptop. Then both will have access to your one DSL connection. You do not have to contact the phone company whne you do these.

Odds are that the laptop will have a wireless receiver card build into it. For about $10 more you can get a router that includes a wireless transmitter (called a 802.11g). Once the router has been plugged in (see above) and hooked to your computer, then you can set the router to send out a wireless radio signal that the laptop should be able to receive anywhere in your house (about 150 feet any direction from the router). Then you will be able to use the laptop anywhere in the area without needing to run a cable to it.

Answer 3

How to Hook Up to the Internet With Your Laptop



The other day I got an e-mail from a reader named Nola who told me she is seriously considering the purchase of a laptop for the first time. In her own words "sometimes my PC is so busy that I want to get a laptop so I can have some peace and quiet to surf, etc." She was also intrigued by the idea of being able to take it anywhere and connect to the Internet.

So her query was very straight forward: What does it take to connect to the Internet with a laptop?

First the old fashioned way: Most newer laptops have Ethernet ports, so if you want to take your laptop to the office or a hotel room that's wired for Ethernet, all you need to do is pop the end of the cable into the slot and that's it. The advantage is that you're generally more secure with a wired connection, and usually have less trouble getting it to work.

Of course, most people with laptops want wireless connectivity and virtually all the machines manufactured presently have built-in Wi-Fi networking.

When Nola starts to shop for her laptop, she should consider a machine with at least the newer "g" version of Wi-Fi, which is faster but still backward-compatible with the original 802.11b standard.

Once you're in a hot spot, how do you get online?

The first thing you do is check your laptop's wireless connection status (it can be opened using the icon on the tray located on the bottom of your screen), which indicates what wireless networks are available to you. There may be more than one network, but you usually want one with the strongest signal.

You then manually choose the network you want by clicking an icon and, bingo, you're online.

(Note that the commercial wireless hotspots, such as those at the airport, require payment.)

Wireless reception varies in laptops, because of different antenna, but from what I gather IBM and Apple laptops tend to have the best reception. That said, reception with individual units varies widely. Some laptops may do better or worse in different locations.



You need to buy a ROUTER not a hub but a ROUTER it's pretty much a ethernet splitter plug in the ethernet cable from your modem to the router and then one ethernet cable from the router to each computer, get a wireless one if you have to go some distance but you would also have to buy a wireless adapter for the other computer that is away from the router.



If you want to connect wirelessly, you will need a wireless adapter for your PCs. For desktops, they come in two main varieties: external USB devices and internal PCI cards. Either will work fine; obviously the USB is easier to connect. Be aware, though, that the USB adapter will require a USB 2.0 port to operate at full 802.11g speeds. It will work with a USB 1.1 port, only slower.

Answer 4

Buy a router to connect to your DSL and then the router will enable both computers to connect to the DSL. You can get a wireless router that will enable the laptop to connect from anywhere in the house. Just be sure to research and enable security to protect your network from intrusion. Hope this helps...

Answer 5

You probably don't even need additional equipment. My DSL modem from ATT will host several computers , with either an ethernet cable, or wireless.
Check your DSL modem to see if it has extra rj45 plug-ins.
If so, you don't need anything but a cable and you can probably hook up with wireless if you chose.

Answer 6

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