Next steps
Connect to the Internet
To connect the notebook to the Internet, you must enable your communication hardware and have an account with an Internet service provider (ISP).
Enable communication hardware
Your modem is enabled when the modem cable is connected to the notebook and to an analog telephone line.
■ If you have already connected your modem cable, your modem is enabled. Proceed to “Set up Internet service,” next in this chapter.
■ To connect your modem cable:
a.Turn off your notebook.
b.Place your notebook
c.If your modem cable has noise suppression circuitry, which prevents interference with TV and radio reception, orient the circuitry end of the cable toward the notebook.
✎Noise suppression circuitry is contained in a small cylinder near one end of the modem cable.
d.Plug the modem cable into the
e.Plug the other end of the modem cable into the telephone wall jack.
f.Turn on your notebook in Windows.
g.Proceed to “Set up Internet service,” next in this chapter.
For more information about LAN, cable, or DSL Internet connections, select Start > Help and Support. The Help and Support utility provides hardware and software information, instructions, tutorials, and wizards that can help you set up or troubleshoot a variety of connections.
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