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Originally Posted by esprit
Hi! I'm new =3.
I need help with setting up wireless internet. I am comp. illiterate so bear with me.
I have a Cisco system PCI Wireless LAN card. first of all, can I even access the internet with this?? I'm really confused because I can connect to an access point but I when I open a browser, it says that it can't find the server. In internet options, I have the connection section set so that it automatically detects settings.
I tried using the command prompt to renew the IP address but it can't. It says that it was unable to contact a DHCP server. I checked by using ipconfig /all and found that DHCP is not enabled. I don't even know what DHCP is really. Nor do I have a router, which has been mentioned several times in the sites I looked at.
Does anyone have any suggestions? any insight would be appreciated =).
Thanks
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you said in your first post your trying to set up a "Wireless" Internet? you need a router along with a PCI Card if im not mistaken you would need a wireless router i could be wrong but i dont think i am. however i am new to networking a lil bit. and you dont need a wireless ISP i never heard of a wireless ISP anyway all you need is a adsl/dsl or cable ISP and a few Cat5 cables (Ethernet Cables) or a wireless PCI card and a wireless router but your wireless card needs to be compatible with the router you have. anyone else feel im wrong on this please correct me.
yea i read a little bit more about what you said you only stated you had a "Cisco system PCI Wireless LAN card." you will need a Compatible router im guess a "Cisco router" but if you wanna have a wireless network you can buy a Router and a Cat5 cable which is a "Ethernet Cable" you would need atleast 3 for 2 computers. theres alot more to it. but if you only have the PCI card you cant do anything with it without a router
