help connecting a wired internet connection to my toshiba laptop?

i tried to to connect with direct connection but it says "error 769: the specified destination is not reachable
it looks like it reads the internet speed but the webpages are unable to open it makes me work offline

Presumably you tried to use an Ethernet cable between an Ethernet port on the computer and one on a router or modem. Hardware-wise, that should work. But there is a fair amount of software configuration that needs to be done also. You can either crib the data from some machine which works properly on the modem, or call your internet service provider for the details.

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One Response to “help connecting a wired internet connection to my toshiba laptop?”

rhsaunders on February 11th, 2010 at 1:02 am

Presumably you tried to use an Ethernet cable between an Ethernet port on the computer and one on a router or modem. Hardware-wise, that should work. But there is a fair amount of software configuration that needs to be done also. You can either crib the data from some machine which works properly on the modem, or call your internet service provider for the details.
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