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I’m on board with the cleaning idea, though I’ll admit I’m a little nervous about accidentally messing up the wiring while I'm at it. Regarding the network setup, I had the same thought; seeing how the cable from the router plugs directly into that circular assembly felt a bit off, especially since I couldn't find anything similar on YouTube. It looks like my best bet is to just pick up that expansion card and pop it into the correct slot.
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A lightning strike fried my router. I called AT&T, and they were kind enough to drop off a replacement, so the Wi-Fi is back up and running. However, when I tried connecting my desktop via cable, the technician mentioned my network card is likely toast. I’m not exactly a computer whiz, so I’ve been falling down a YouTube rabbit hole trying to figure this out, but I can't seem to locate the actual card on my machine. Can anyone point out where the card is located in this photo?
George Sanders37 said:Looking at the author's post, I can't really tell if his Wi-Fi is actually turned on or off.
Besides—judging by what was posted on the web—I think we're mostly dealing with a theoretical situation here.
It’s true that this is a theoretical situation, but why would anyone bother trying to enable Wi-Fi in any scenario if it were already running?
Roger Gray8 said:But that’s not even what they’re asking—they want to know how to actually get the thing up and running! As far as I know, you can't really bypass the wired connection for the initial setup, so maybe just give your ISP a call and see if they can remote into it for you? Or, honestly, just borrow a laptop from a neighbor for ten minutes and get it over with.
Thanks, so using a laptop would make it work.
Is it actually possible to set up Wi-Fi without needing a computer involved? I’m looking to run everything strictly off wireless devices—think smartphones, tablets, and so on. I seem to recall doing this on my current router by navigating to 192.168.1.1 and toggling a setting in the configuration menu.
Carol Moore5 said:🤣
There are actually quite a few others who really should have had that flag placed there by now.
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