router without desktop computer

WaxiesDargle

now heres one straight from the Waxies bag of silly questions...

I know someone who's does not have a desktop computer but has a laptop....how do you get the internet to work to the laptop. With mine at home the broadband cable goes from the phoneline to the router and the ethernet from my desktop to the router and its then wireless to the laptops

I would imagine loads of people only have laptops and that the phoneline would still go to the router and it would work wirelessly as usual (laptop has built in wireless)

hope that load of waffle makes sense...as you can see my techy knowledge is zero

custardy

doesnt matter if its desktop or laptop
you either use an ethernet cable or wifi

John_Gray

The only point that should be added is that it is much safer to use an ethernet connection when changing administrative options within the router...

JasX

WaxiesDargle wrote: »

I would imagine loads of people only have laptops and that the phoneline would still go to the router and it would work wirelessly as usual (laptop has built in wireless)

yes loads of people do do this, including you whenever you use your laptop when your desktop machine switched off and/or unplugged

WaxiesDargle

Thanks all

the laptops are my daughters and only had them since christmas...its all very new to us.