Many articles have already been written on the topic of connecting to the Internet over a wireless network. Instructions for connecting, solving various problems, errors, etc. And in this article we will consider connecting the router to a computer using a network cable, which usually comes with the router. With a cable connection, everything is much easier than with Wi-Fi. But despite this, sometimes questions arise with connecting to the router using a network cable (LAN).
Basically, of course, with the help of a cable, stationary computers are connected to the Internet, which do not have a built-in Wi-Fi receiver. And if you buy a special Wi-Fi adapter for your computer, then you can also refuse wires. I always advise you to connect the router via cable to configure it, well, it's over, the firmware update. There are different cases, maybe Wi-Fi does not work on a laptop, but you need to connect to the Internet, or the wireless speed is low, here we need a network cable. The connection is always more stable by cable than by air.
All we need is the network cable itself, with which we will connect the computer to the router. This is a regular twisted pair cable, with RJ-45 connectors on both sides. This cable should be included with your router. True, it is short there (depending on the manufacturer of the router). If you need a long cable, a computer store can make one for you. You can do it yourself, but you need a special tool. There are plenty of instructions on the Internet.
As a rule, 4 devices can be connected to the router via a network cable. It is 4 LAN connectors that you most likely find on your router. In some cases, the LAN connector can be 1, or 8. It does not matter which version of Windows is installed on your computer. The instructions are suitable for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10. In Windows XP, everything is connected in the same way, but the IP settings will be slightly different.
Connecting to a router using a network cable (LAN)
Everything is very simple. We take a network cable, connect one end to the router in one of the LAN connectors (they are signed LAN, or Home network). And we connect the other end of the cable to the network card of the computer. It looks like this:
If you connect a laptop to the router, then we do everything in the same way. One end of the cable to the router, and the other to the laptop's network card:
That's all the connection. If the router is turned on, then the computer should immediately respond to the connection to the router. The connection status in the tray (in the lower right corner) will change.
If the Internet is connected to the router, and it is already configured, then most likely the connection icon will be like this:
This means that everything is fine, and the Internet is already working.
And if the router is not yet configured (you are just going to configure it), or there are some problems in the computer settings, then the connection status will be with a yellow exclamation mark. And without internet access. The Internet on the computer will not work.
If the Internet from this router on other devices works fine, and on the computer that we connected without access to the Internet, then you need to check the IP and DNS settings for connecting over the local network.
No internet access when connected via cable
It may be that after connecting the Internet will not work. The connection will be "no internet access", or "Limited" (in Windows 8 and Windows 10). If the problem is not in the router (it distributes the Internet), then you need to check the settings on the computer itself.
Right click on the connection icon and select Network and Sharing Center... In the new window select Change adapter settings.
Next, right-click on the adapter LAN connection, orEthernet, and select Properties.
And we expose everything as in the screenshot below. You need to set the automatic acquisition of IP and DNS addresses.
After that, restart your computer, everything should work.
What to do if the computer does not respond to the network cable connection?
It may be that after connecting the cable to the computer, the connection status will not change, and there will be a computer with a red cross (no connection).
If so, try the following:
- Connect the network cable on the router to another LAN connector.
- If possible, replace the network cable. It is possible that the problem is in the cable.
- Install or update the network card driver.
- Go to the adapter management, and check if the adapter is enabled. Right click on it and select enable.
- If the Internet via cable does not work on a computer with Windows 10, then see this article https://help-wifi.com/reshenie-problem-i-oshibok/ne-rabotaet-internet-v-windows-10-posle-podklyucheniya- setevogo-kabelya /.
As practice shows, everything works by cable immediately after connection. Without any problems and settings. If you failed to connect your computer to the router, then describe the problem in the comments. I will definitely answer and help with advice.
