Wireless network query

I have set up my wireless network today wahey!

Basically I have 2 laptops one with wifi built in, I bought a netgear adsl \
router and that came with a dongle.

What I was wondering the instructions said to use the ethernet cable from
the router to the laptop (the one with no wifi), as I I have a dongle which
has no purpose :-s can I install it on the laptop with no dongle and turn
bother laptops wireless with no need for the thick ethernet cable ? Or does
one of them need to be hard wired to the modem router ?

Hope that makes some kind of sense, if not I can have another go at
explaining

Thanks

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> I have set up my wireless network today wahey!
>
> Basically I have 2 laptops one with wifi built in, I bought a netgear adsl \
> router and that came with a dongle.
>
> What I was wondering the instructions said to use the ethernet cable from
> the router to the laptop (the one with no wifi), as I I have a dongle which
> has no purpose :-s can I install it on the laptop with no dongle and turn
> bother laptops wireless with no need for the thick ethernet cable ? Or does
> one of them need to be hard wired to the modem router ?
>
> Hope that makes some kind of sense, if not I can have another go at
> explaining

The first connection to the router will need to be with an cable, this
will allow you to configure the wireless side of things. Once the
wireless has been set up you can dump the cable altogether.
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Regards
Jon

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> (E-Mail Removed) declared for all the world to hear...
>> I have set up my wireless network today wahey!
>>
>> Basically I have 2 laptops one with wifi built in, I bought a netgear
>> adsl \
>> router and that came with a dongle.
>>
>> What I was wondering the instructions said to use the ethernet cable from
>> the router to the laptop (the one with no wifi), as I I have a dongle
>> which
>> has no purpose :-s can I install it on the laptop with no dongle and turn
>> bother laptops wireless with no need for the thick ethernet cable ? Or
>> does
>> one of them need to be hard wired to the modem router ?
>>
>> Hope that makes some kind of sense, if not I can have another go at
>> explaining
>
> The first connection to the router will need to be with an cable, this
> will allow you to configure the wireless side of things. Once the
> wireless has been set up you can dump the cable altogether.
>

Thanks for th jon,

will give it a try now. Been hesistant to try it out as well I have an
auwful history with technology. I've broken countless amount of things
electrical lol. The only thing left that likes me is the toaster.