Creating a connection -- yarg

[turck3]

Hey everyone, I just reformatted my computer and I'm trying to get it to connect to the internet. I plugged in the cable and nothing happened on the screen so I figure its not that easy... I then went into control panel and tried all the networking crap and nothing seemed to work.

Can someone tell me how to get this thing to connect???

some background info on what I'm trying to connect to:
1. I'm trying to connect to a network that's managed by a linksys modem
2. I'm not adding a new computer to the network, i'm ripping the cord from one and putting it in the other.
3. I'm not using dial-up it goes through comcast cables.

Update:: Is it possible to copy a connection to another computer? I do have a flash drive if I can do that... the connection on this computer says "Local Area Connection" if that helps at all...

[pip22]

If it's an "always on" connection there will be nothing to copy across from the other PC. Only a dial-up connection has settings on the computer which can be transferred to another one.

If you are connecting the modem to the PC by means of a USB cable, you need to install a USB driver specific to that modem (should be supplied with it. If not, check the modem maker's website, or ask your cable-provider if it was them who supplied it.

If it's connected by CAT5/6 ethernet cable it's the network card that needs a driver but this is usually supplied built-in to Windows. Check Device Manager for any unusual symbols like a question mark or exclamation mark. usually means the driver is either the wrong one or Windows doesn't have one. The Network card may also have failed which wouldn't necessarily flag up any errors in Device Manager because Windows is dumb, if the driver's okay Windows assumes that "this device is working properly" even when it may be dead.