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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.You wrote that your laptop has 802.11 b/g (commonly known as Wi-Fi) which means it is 'wireless ready' and it should be able to 'talk' to the wireless router directly.
Forget the wireless adaptor (it is surplus to your requirements). Use the Ethernet cable to plug the Cable Modem into the Router's cable/dsl port and see if an indicator lights up. Then follow the instructions to connect via Wi-Fi.
I,m nearly finished.I decided to uninstall everything and start again, and I am now sending this reply using my wireless broadband connection (at last!).My only concern is that the connection shows that it is unsecure.I do not have any manuals to refer to ,and I cannot find any info on the installation disc.How do I secure my connetion.
I have accessed the web based configuration, and followed the set up instuctions and have also changed the password,but my connections still shows as unsecured.How do I actually access the WEP/WPA on my laptop and router, and what exactly do I do once I have accessed them.Apart from the security issue. everything else seems to working ok,and I have been wirelessly connected for about 4 hours now.The make of my router is Actiontec, and the model is GT701-WRU.
Greetings TEAK36, glad to know it's working now.
I found the manual for the router HERE. On page 32 it gives instructions on how to apply WEP or WPA. WPA is best but your laptop needs to be able to support it as well. If you go to your wireless network settings on your laptop either through the flashing icon in the system tray or through Control Panel....Network Connections, right click on it and choose Properties. There should be a tab in there for Wireless Security or something like it. Have a mooch around and see if WPA is selectable anywhere. If it is, activate WPA on your router first with a key that you write down! Then apply WPA to your laptop with the same key. If WPA isn't supported, Just use the highest form of WEP that the two things have in common.
Hope it all goes well (and easy!). Let us know.