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Connecting new laptop to internet

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marki61422 Posts 1 Registration date Sunday April 5, 2009 Status Member Last seen April 5, 2009 - Apr 5, 2009 at 07:07 PM
Highway72 Posts 233 Registration date Thursday April 2, 2009 Status Member Last seen July 16, 2009 - Apr 6, 2009 at 01:43 PM
Hello,
I've just bought a new Toshiba laptop.I've never had a laptop before so everything is new to me.I've got wired dsl internet for my home computer,and I was wondering if i could connect my laptop to my internet connection without having to buy a wireless router.Was hoping that the wireless card inside the laptop would recognise my wired internet connection,as I'm sure I remember the person at bestbuy telling me that I didn't need a wireless router.Any help would be greatly aprreciated.
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Highway72 Posts 233 Registration date Thursday April 2, 2009 Status Member Last seen July 16, 2009 11
Apr 6, 2009 at 01:43 PM
Most laptops will have a ethernet socket on the back, if so a cheap ethernet wire (Approx £1 per metre in UK) will connect to any standard router, without any of the issues wi-fi users suffer (bandwidth slowdown, poor signal, easy to hack, etc)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet
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