Please Help -totally confused!!!

happymoneysaver79

Hi guys, just hoping that someone could advise me about a technical problem.
I have applied for an on-line job, they asked me to do a system check to make sure my equipment is up to speck.
They told me:
that I must have a local router between my comp & the internet to run the workbooth software. It seems that my IP address is a direct connection to the internet. Either disable the connection or place a router between it and the internet.

How do I do this?

Also I do not have enough memory I have 383 mb and need 512 mb.

Can I increase this by deleting programs that I don't use? Can I buy more memory for my laptop? Its a Compaq.

This may seem like a silly question but I have no idea about these things and I don't know who else to ask.

I appreciate any ideas.

Thankyou x x

bicycle_repair_man_2

You will need to get either an adsl or a cable router, depending on whether you have a bt or virgin media line.
deleting programs does not increase the available memory, you will need to buy more, I recommend visiting https://www.crucial.com/uk, enter your system make and model and they'll tell you which ram you need to buy.
hope this helps.

foreversomeday

Who provides your internet? (BT, AOL etc)? Some of them provide a free router, otherwise they can get quite expensive.