Connecting laptop to DSL

armymom · 06-27-2006, 11:48 AM

I will be visiting a friend this week who has DSL. I want to be able to connect my laptop to their DSL. It is just for a week so I don't want wireless. What will I need to do to connect my laptop to their router? Can I just use a ethernet cable? and what steps do I take to set up the connection on my laptop?

johnwill · 06-27-2006, 06:05 PM

If they have a broadband router, all you need is a plain CAT5 patch cable, AKA Ethernet cable.

**PanamaGal** · 06-28-2006, 05:44 AM

If you're using XP, just plug it in and make sure your ethernet connection is enabled. If you've been using a dial-up connection, you may have to change your setting in the Tools - Internet Options - Connections if it's set to always dial my default connection. Change it to dial whenever a network connection is not present and you should be fine.

06-27-2006, 11:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
armymom Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Connecting laptop to DSL I will be visiting a friend this week who has DSL. I want to be able to connect my laptop to their DSL. It is just for a week so I don't want wireless. What will I need to do to connect my laptop to their router? Can I just use a ethernet cable? and what steps do I take to set up the connection on my laptop?

06-27-2006, 06:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 32,581 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	If they have a broadband router, all you need is a plain CAT5 patch cable, AKA Ethernet cable. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

06-28-2006, 05:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
PanamaGal Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Panama Posts: 1,240 OS: WinXP Pro SP2; Windows Server 2003; Windows Vista Ultimate; Vista Business	If you're using XP, just plug it in and make sure your ethernet connection is enabled. If you've been using a dial-up connection, you may have to change your setting in the Tools - Internet Options - Connections if it's set to always dial my default connection. Change it to dial whenever a network connection is not present and you should be fine. __________________ It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.