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How To Turn On Windows 7 Desktop Computer's Wireless signal?

I am trying to hook up my router but i called comcast and they said that the computer probably has a wireless switch or something on my computer to turn on the wireless signal and i looked couldnt find it so now i dont know what to do please help!!!! ps. I have all the cords eathernet cables connected correctly. Thanks!

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Also when i have the router hooked up to the computer the computer says NO INTERNET ACCES but when i have just the modem hooked up to the computer the Internet Works

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  • 8 years ago
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    I'm sure I answered this before but

    You don't use wireless to hook up a router! Using a wired computer, your desktop, connected to any of the LAN ports on the router will allow you to configure the router. It must be configured before it will pass signals to the internet. Read the directions that came with the router! You turn off the modem, move the cable from the computer to the internet port of the router, connect the computer to a LAN port on the router. Turn on the modem,wait for it to connect. Turn on the router wait for it to "connect". Turn on your computer and either run the configuration program or use the routers web pages to compete the setup. Including setting up the wireless. (Yes you can do it from the Ethernet connection!)

    Once all that has been done you can then use wired or wireless devices on the router! If you tell us what router we can give you better information! The issue isn't the computer or the modem it is the setup needed in the router!

    Source(s): Years - TL
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    4 years ago

    computers don't have WIFI switches. regardless, I had this same concern some years back while attempting to place in new information superhighway service it has a tendency to ensue plenty, it appears like technicians are very green and at times possibly lazy to do issues precise. you ought to call them lower back and tell them that they must configure your router as properly. they'd ask you to grant to them the routers sort and mac handle so they are able to then configure the router to artwork alongside with the modem. at times the modems information superhighway service vendors supply you're setup via default to artwork as standalone contraptions with out a router. the router needs to be setup wisely so the laptop is conscious that the internet connection is coming from a router not an instantaneous modem.

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