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Need help connecting to network
OK, I'm not real good at all the computer terminology so please bare with me..
I have a desktop running Vista which has a Cradlepoint CTR350 router hooked to it via Ethernet. The router has a Verizon USB modem plugged into it which gives us our Internet connection. From that connection we also have a laptop running XP which connects via the router. This set-up works great, BUT I just bought a new laptop and I can't get it to connect.
My new laptop is running Windows 7. When I first turned the laptop on it instantly found my home network, but it won't let me connect to it. I've ran the diagnostics from the new laptop and it just keeps telling me to unplug the router, reset the router etc. I have tried all these things and still I can't connect.
As of right now the only way I can connect to the Internet is to plug my USB modem directly into my new laptop which then causes us to lose our network for the other computers.
Could someone please tell me how to fix this? I've got a whole list of IP addresses and whatnot, but I'm not sure what to do with them
If someone could give me a "Dummy's" version of a reply I would greatly appreciate it as a lot of what I have read so far has been completely over my head and I just need to get this fixed as soon as possible.
Thanks in advance to those who reply!