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Ethernet vs WiFi
I installed WiFi some time ago, but the Win 7 PC downstairs did not have WiFi capabilities. I bought an adapter and it worked fine for a short time so I bought and installed another adapter. The other night it failed again so I dragged out my Ethernet cable and hooked it up to the PC. I contacted Linksys and went to Office Depot to make sure that I plugged the other end into either the router or the modem.
The original modem and router are connected to my Win 7 desktop which does not have WiFi either.
My Netbook and laptop still have WiFi as does my phone. But I can NOT get Internet on the PC downstairs with the Ethernet cable. I took the second adapter out before attaching the Ethernet cable.
I'm not smart enough to change anything on my ISP settings for that has to be done.
Does anyone have a simple suggestion? Or having any ideas why this is an issue. Should have been a simple connect, I would think.
Before installing WiFi, all of my computers used an Ethernet cable, so why not now?
Last edited by vegaspat; 16 Oct 2014 at 04:52. Reason: misspelled word