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Wireless and Cable Modem

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by karen

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I have been told that I can connect a wireless router to a cable modem without having to have it connected to the laptop so that I can move around with my laptop........it seems to me that I loose the connection completely when I disconnect the ethernet from the wireless to the laptop. Any suggestions? Do I need a linksys as well?

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by dannypur27

you have to be more specific about what devices do you have. im lost since you said you've been told you can connect to a wireless router. did you do it or not? do you have a wireless router connected? do you have a wireless adapter in your laptop? if you do, do you have the wireless adapter enabled? did you set an SSID in your wireless router to identify your wireless network? did you search for your router on your laptop? wireless won't connect automatically unless you set it that way, you need to configure things first.

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