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I just bought this HP pavilion g6 and they told me at the store that I have built-in internet access. I had that on my old laptop and it's a lifesaver. That is...if I could connect. I had this issue with the last computer and I had to call tech-support..I'm really trying to avoid that, it's not...

Hey ! I have a few computers on my network. I'm running winvista premium edition and I would like to connect to a desktop on my network that is running XP SP2. I'm using tcp ip v 4 and I have disabled tcp ip v 6. I installed the microsoft Link-Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) Responder...

Hello, I bought my husband a new Dell laptop for Christmas which said it was wireless ready! We already have dsl with a 2 wire router that he runs 2 other home computers off of. When we tried to set it up it didn't work so I called Dell's hotline and was speaking to a tech who said we needed a...

Hi, I have three computers hooked up on a Linksys Wireless-G 2.4 Ghz router all running windows XP Pro. Sp2. They all connect to the Internet fine. One computer has allowed me access to it normally. But the other Computer I can see it on the network but I cannot access it.

Ok, so I just bought a dell inspiron 1721 and have no internet access with it. The owner's manual tells me that, in order to get access to the net, I need an "express card". Ok, I've got that. But I've also had people tell me that I need a router too. Forgive me, but I know absolutely nothing...