Internet via cable does not work. Connecting your computer to the Internet via a local network

Modern technologies There is an inspiring variety of access to the World Wide Web - these include wireless networks, fiber optic cables, 3G and 4G modems. Each type of Internet access has positive and negative characteristics, such as cost, speed and stability. And the issue of connection complexity remains the same. Are additional specialist services necessary, or can everything be set up without assistants?

Preparing to set up an Internet connection

VPN connection, PPPOE, L2TP

PPPoE connection

If, when configured correctly, errors 651 occur, then the problem is related to the blocking or deactivation of the computer’s MAC address. To resolve the issue, you will have to contact support, describe the error and give the physical address.

Installing a home router

Is your home computer connected to the Internet via fiber optic cable directly? Is your recently purchased laptop completely cut off from the outside world? Perfect option– purchase Wi-Fi router(router), independently configure the equipment and provide the entire apartment with wireless access to the network, including a laptop, phone and tablet. The Internet fee will not change, everything is according to the tariff!

Search suitable place for the router. It is better to locate the source of uninterrupted Wi-Fi in the center working area to ensure a stable signal. It is important to set the optimal height and location - a smart choice will increase the overall coverage.
Equipment. The Wi-Fi router, first of all, should be powered from an outlet. Further connect to router laptop with a wire with two plugs (in any slot marked either with numbers or LAN names), hidden in the box with the purchased equipment. And then plug the cable provided by your provider into the WAN connector.
Driver update. Any software should be installed in advance from the supplied disc.
Setup. The method for resetting information in the TCP/IP v.4 protocol is described above, but in short, in the protocol properties you need to set the automatic method for obtaining information about IP and DNS servers.

Setting up Wi-Fi on a laptop

- If the IP is automatic, then you won’t have to configure anything, just select the connection type in the main settings and correctly connect the router to the equipment.
- A PPPoE connection requires entering a login and password, and at the same time setting up a DNS zone. All information is issued by the provider upon conclusion of the contract, so you should carefully consider all documents issued.
- Static IP. Copied from the local network settings and written to the WAN settings.
- L2TP. All information is provided and filled in the appropriate fields.

An indicator in the panel will notify you of a correctly configured network. wireless access. But it’s too early to start using Wi-Fi; the connection needs to be secured with a password and restricted from unwanted guests. WPA will do the job just fine. So let's move on to home page router, “Security” tab. First, select the security type, then the password. Save the entered settings, reboot the router, done!

Connect to an available Wi-Fi hotspot

You can get free access to wireless Internet in almost any modern cafe, restaurant or mall. It is enough to activate the Wi-Fi module on your laptop, select a free connection and start surfing the pages of the World Wide Web. But how do things work in practice?

More information about activating the Wi-Fi module on various laptops:

HP. The F12 and Fn keys together enable the corresponding service. The Wi-Fi icon on your keyboard will change color from a dull red to a glowing blue.
ACER. The constant (regardless of the series) combination of Fn and F3 activates the connection menu and allows you to select the desired access point.
ASUS. Activation by simultaneously pressing Fn and F. The icon lights up and information about the connection pops up.
TOSHIBA. The buttons on the keyboard (Fn and F8) help; when the network is active, it opens access to the menu for selecting the future connection.
SAMSUNG. Typical option applying a combination of Fn and F The control panel immediately opens.

If the function indicated in the list does not work, then you should first of all look at the keyboard. Find a key on the functional part that represents a network connection. Press in combination with Fn. Sometimes the activation method through special software installed with the drivers helps.

The second option for problems is uninstalled drivers for the network card or module WiFi. You will need to install the software from the disk included with the laptop, or using the modern DriverPack Solution utility, which automatically installs the missing drivers. You can also find the necessary files on the manufacturer’s website through a search; the main thing is to know the full name of the laptop.

As a rule, most problems arise when connecting to the router via a wireless network. Connecting via a network cable should not cause any difficulties. But, I have already met several times similar questions, and decided to write a short instruction with a photo, in which I’ll tell you how to connect a computer (or laptop) to a router using a LAN cable.

And what exactly is there to write about here? We took the cable, connected it to the router, then to the computer, and everything was ready. But still, maybe it will be useful to someone.

As a rule, modern routers have 4 LAN connectors. This means that you can connect 4 devices using a network cable. And they will all receive the Internet from the router, or work on the local network. By the way, read the article on setting up a local network.

We will need:

Router with a free LAN connector (yellow).
Network cable. A small cable is included with the router. But, if you need a longer cable, you can make it yourself. I wrote how to do this in the article. Or just go to a computer store and ask for a crimp network cable the length you need.
Computer with network card (usually it is integrated into motherboard) . Well, or a laptop, netbook with an RJ-45 network connector.

Let's get started :)

Take our network cable, it looks like this (yours may be slightly different, I will enter a different length):

We connect one end of the cable to the yellow connector (LAN) of our router.

It doesn't matter which of the four connectors you connect the cable to.

Now we connect the other end of the cable to our computer or laptop.

This is what the network connector looks like on a computer:

After connecting the network cable, one of the four indicators on the router should light up, indicating a connection to the LAN connector.

Now look at the computer screen. If in the notification panel (bottom, right) you see this connection status (as in the screenshot below), then everything is fine. The Internet is already working.

But, in this way, it would seem in a simple way, problems may also arise. Now we will look at some of the most popular ones.

Problems connecting your computer to the router via a network cable

After connecting, the status on the notification panel may not change; you will see the computer crossed out with a red cross.

In this case, first of all you need to check the cable with which you connected the computer to the router. How to do it? You can, for example, take another cable, or a cable that carries the Internet directly to your computer. If this connection status changes (even if a yellow triangle appears), then the problem is in the cable. Perhaps something has come loose there. Just change it.

It is possible that the network card is simply disabled. Let's check. Go to and find there LAN connection. If there is a status next to it Disabled, then right-click on this connection and select Turn on.

If such a connection as There is no local network connection at all, then most likely the driver is simply not installed on your network card. Download and install the driver. If there was a disc included with your computer (laptop), then most likely it has this driver.

Connected the cable, but the connection does not have access to the Internet

And this can happen. The problem looks like this:

First, you need to determine what the problem is. This may occur due to problems on the router side. See the article on this issue.

But I'll tell you in a simple way. If other devices work normally from this router, and there is Internet on them, then most likely the problem is on the computer itself. It's clear:).

And as a rule, there is only one problem.

Go to again Control Panel\Network and Internet\ Network connections and right-click on Local Area Connection. Select properties. Then highlight "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" and press the button again Properties.

Set to receive IP and DNS automatically and click OK.

Updated: November 11, 2013 by: admin

The article describes how to set up cable Internet on a computer.

Many users use Wi-Fi at home to connect to the Internet, which is very convenient, especially if you have several devices (computer, tablet, smartphone). But it also happens that you need to connect your computer to the Internet directly via a cable, without using a router. In this case, a direct connection is established between your provider and the PC’s network card (Internet speed increases).

In addition, you may just need to connect wired Internet to the new computer you want to install at home. We will talk about all this in this review. All computers that run " Windows» ( 7, 8, 8.1, 10 ) will be configured in the same way, the instructions below are suitable for all these cases.

First, let's note some points. The Internet connection that providers provide to their users is usually divided into static and dynamic. A static connection is when you are given your own permanent, unchanging IP address. A dynamic connection automatically selects an IP, which can change every time.

Many modern companies provide just such options when connecting to the Internet, but there are also providers that use a PPPoE connection, which requires entering a password and login. The provider offers to establish such connections by sending its specialists to clients. But this often happens long history, so we will learn how to connect cable Internet to a computer ourselves.

Connecting the Internet to a computer via cable using static and dynamic IP

In order to connect an Internet cable to a computer, as you know, it needs to be plugged into the Ethernet port on the rear panel. This creates a direct connection from the Internet provider to the computer’s network card. Next, you will need to configure the connection in the operating system.

To set up the Internet on your computer in this way, you need to take the following steps:

Through the menu " Start" go to " Control Panel»