How to connect a 2nd wireless pc

I'm using talktalk and I've connected my laptop using a router (the laptop
appears to have an inbuilt wireless receiver). I've got another pc in
another part of the house and I want to connect that via the router. I've
plugged in the Netgear USB adaptor to the USB port at the back of my pc and
it's now connecting to the talktalk network.

Trouble is: how to a tell Internet Explorer to connect to the Internet using
this wireless connection? When I go into IE connections I only get the old
connections (two old dial up connections). I don't have the option to click
"use the wireless connection". How can I do this?

I would appreciate any help

Peter

Well, you don't need to tell IE anything !
Which operating system are you using ?
If it is XP and the wireless is switched on - then the laptop would tell you
that there is an available connection.






"Peter Brown" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:44b28573$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm using talktalk and I've connected my laptop using a router (the laptop
> appears to have an inbuilt wireless receiver). I've got another pc in
> another part of the house and I want to connect that via the router. I've
> plugged in the Netgear USB adaptor to the USB port at the back of my pc
> and it's now connecting to the talktalk network.
>
> Trouble is: how to a tell Internet Explorer to connect to the Internet
> using this wireless connection? When I go into IE connections I only get
> the old connections (two old dial up connections). I don't have the option
> to click "use the wireless connection". How can I do this?
>
> I would appreciate any help
>
> Peter
>

Peter Brown wrote:
> I'm using talktalk and I've connected my laptop using a router (the laptop
> appears to have an inbuilt wireless receiver). I've got another pc in
> another part of the house and I want to connect that via the router. I've
> plugged in the Netgear USB adaptor to the USB port at the back of my pc and
> it's now connecting to the talktalk network.
>
> Trouble is: how to a tell Internet Explorer to connect to the Internet using
> this wireless connection? When I go into IE connections I only get the old
> connections (two old dial up connections). I don't have the option to click
> "use the wireless connection". How can I do this?
>
> I would appreciate any help
>
> Peter
>
>

You shouldn't need to. IE should pick up the Wireless connection
automatically assuming it's set up correctly.

If you're getting old dial up connection prompts then try selecting the
option to never dial a conection or dial whenever a network conection is
not present.

Kind Regards,

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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Peter Brown <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I'm using talktalk and I've connected my laptop using a router (the
> laptop appears to have an inbuilt wireless receiver). I've got
> another pc in another part of the house and I want to connect that
> via the router. I've plugged in the Netgear USB adaptor to the USB
> port at the back of my pc and it's now connecting to the talktalk
> network.
> Trouble is: how to a tell Internet Explorer to connect to the
> Internet using this wireless connection? When I go into IE
> connections I only get the old connections (two old dial up
> connections). I don't have the option to click "use the wireless
> connection". How can I do this?
> I would appreciate any help
>
> Peter

Isn't there an option to connect via your LAN? If so, use that. [In effect,
your router and 2 wireless PCs constitute a Local Area Network].
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Cheers,
Roger
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