How to connect wired internet to laptop

Immediately, it should be noted that connecting the wired Internet to your home PC or laptop is a thing available to everyone. If you understand the settings, the whole process does not take you more than half an hour, save the mass of time and money on the call to the wizard. Therefore, proceed.

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How to connect wired internet to laptop on windows xp

First of all, make sure that you have connected to your devices. According to the instructions "from the box", check the placement of the wires in the corresponding connectors, the signals of the indicators on the modem. If everything is done correctly, follow further:

we fall into "Network Connections" through the "Start" menu and "Control Panel";
click right-click on the LAN icon;
from the drop-down menu, select "Properties";
a new window will open;
in it allocate the string "Protocol (TCP / IP)";
below, under the selection, press again on the "Properties" button;
in the settings window, we mark the options option "Get an IP address automatically", as well as "Get the DNS address automatically";
click on "OK", confirming the changes made;
returning to the properties window, click "OK";

For some providers, you should keep in mind the special settings prescribed in the contract. For example, if during connecting to the Internet from 2COM, when you try to connect to the Internet, you see the message "Your computer is not authorized", you need:

so that the MAC-address of this PC coincides with the value prescribed in the "Personal Account";
you can find out the current MAC, if you click on the Mouse PCM on the "LAN Connection";
select "Status" -\u003e "Support" -\u003e "Details";
in the network connection information window to view the "Physical Address" string;
make changes to "Personal Account".

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How to connect wired Internet to a laptop on Windows Vista / Windows 7

Given some interface changes in the distributions of new Windows, network setup will differ slightly:

through the standard "Start\u003e Control Panel" section, select "Network and Internet";
proceed to the subsection "Network Management and Sharing Center";
here click on "Change adapter settings";
for Vista - Right-click on the icon "Local Area Connection" -\u003e "Properties" -\u003e "Manage network connections";
in the window that appears, select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4)";
click on the Properties button of the item (below the list);
as in the previous case, leave a mark next to "Get IP-address \\ DNS-server address automatically";
click "OK" to confirm all the windows open.