How do i convert from wireless to wired?

choccyface

to cut a very long story short!! my dad has had to borrow my old laptop which used to connect to BT and previously orange wirelessly.

He has a wired kit for orange (or wanadoo/freeserve as it was called). ive tried loading the disc which came with it, but he still can't get connected. The modem bit is ancient looking - its like a large grey mouse (its thomson but don't know the number) with a wire coming off to a usb port and an asdl socket. I'm trying a new asdl lead later today, as one of the connections on his is wonky.

Ive flicked the switch on the front of the laptop to wireless off, but when i go into network settings it still shows wireless, with a red cross against LAN. When i click onto speedtouch to connect his broadband, it tries to "dial up" - is that still broadband?

does this wiring sound correct?

filter on the phone socket
telephone cable from filter to the modem
usb lead from the modem to the laptop
we are then left with an empty asdl socket on the modem, the filter and the laptop - do i need to connect something there?

sorry to sound vague - if someone could kindly point me in the right direction of what to click on the laptop to get it to be wired, i'll probably figure out the wires!!! its windows XP by the way!!

thanks,

ohyeahitssorcy

With the thompson speedtouch modems you do have to "dial up" as it were but basically it is just logging on to the adsl so you will need username and password to put into speedtouch settings then connect.

totalsolutions

>telephone cable from filter to the modem
Take this out.

>asdl socket on the modem
ADSL lead to ADSL side of filter

notbritishgas

What your father has is a Thomson speedtouch 330. It is a modem not a router. What you need to do is download the USB drivers for the Speedtouch, (just google speedtouch 330), then load them before connecting the modem to the USB port. You then need to set up his connection details in windows, ie ID and password.
With these modems you do not connect automatically to the internet on bootup, but get a connection box just like we used to on dial up.
An alternative of course is to buy a modem/router and connect to the ethernet port on the laptop.

notbritishgas

Just reread your Op in more detail. If you loaded his disk then that is probably the USB drivers. Also you say that it tries to dial up, yes that is normal with this type of modem and it is still broadband.
What you now need to do is set up his account in windows so that it shows in the dial up connection box when you click on speedtouch.
You will also need to set up Internet explorer to always dial a connection.