R33C3 - 17/7/08 at 19:12
Please Help Me  I
Have Just Purchased A Dell Inspiron 1720 With A
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-Card.  I Have
Never Owned A Laptop  And I
Would Like To Know What I Need To Do In
Order To Use This Laptop Around My House. 
[Edited on 19/7/2008 by festprint]
festprint - 19/7/08 at 00:52
If you have another desktop hooked to the internet
with a router / gateway (if using wireless
broadband / ADSL connection for example), the laptop
wireless software will pick up the network or
router if it has the latest windows or Ubuntu or
whatever operating system you have on it, the
only thing you need to do is enter the access
key on it. The access key (WEP Key or WPA
Key) is usually on the router or can be found
on the setup or router admin link on the
desktop. Make sure your laptop is setup correctly
to access the internet through other computers (it
is setup and automatically detects and sets up any
wi-fi cards when loading the Operating system
anyway) and the desktop firewall on the desktop
allows wireless networks access. Dell usually have a
comprehensive guide to wireless networking setup, just
be patient in reading through the help guide
available on the laptop usually as part of the
dell software package.
Good luck
PS: I removed you email address, not safe to
post it on forums!
[Edited on 19/7/2008 by festprint]
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