Ok thanks Mike, I have never used a wireless router so this is kinda foreign to me but makes much sense, I will save your info and call him later today, thanks much! Rudy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 10:29 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Need some help - unable to connect to the Internet! > Hi Rudy, > a wireless router needs to be hard wired to set up the wireless > (Plug in the cat5 Ethernet wire from the router to the laptop) > > Get the internet working. > Then set up the "Passphrase" (10 or 20 character password) > for the wireless network, then restart the computer. > Let it detect the wireless networks and when he tries to connect enter the > "Passphrase" after the he 'should' be able to connect the the internet. > > All the router manufactures provide free support via phone to help set > them up. > I call them myself<G> > > IHTH > Mike one of the mods > ******* REPLY SEPARATOR ********* __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5813 (20110124) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------