I recently obtained an HP laptop which was scheduled for recycle from my company's IT dept. I only had to replace the hard disc and install a new OS.
XP has been successfully installed, but I am having trouble getting it to connect to the internet.
My home network is DSL with a wireless router, however, I am only interested in connecting the added computer via wire. I have tried an ethernet cable from a router port. I also tried connecting directly to the DSL modem, bypassing the router altogether. I even tried accessing the modem through it's ip address. Result: Internet Explorer could not open the search page.
This is probably a simple setup issue for someone who knows what they are doing, but I don't qualify.
Thanks
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