Article Number: 000129537
Wired Internet Connection for the Home
Summary: Links to Windows 10, 8 and 7 content to help you set up a wired network for your home. Older OS information link to Microsoft.
Article Content
Symptoms
Click on the Operating System from the list below that is on the computer you are trying to connect to your network with a network cable.
Note: If you are on another computer and need to know what Operating System is installed on the computer you are trying to connect to your wireless network, press and hold the Windows Logo key
then press the <Pause> or <Break> key (on notebooks it may necessary to press and hold the <FN> key before pressing the Pause or Break key). The System Properties window will open and the Operating System is listed.
Some newer notebooks no longer have a Pause or Break key.
For information on Network connection issues Windows please refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
then press the <Pause> or <Break> key (on notebooks it may necessary to press and hold the <FN> key before pressing the Pause or Break key). The System Properties window will open and the Operating System is listed.
Some newer notebooks no longer have a Pause or Break key.
Network connection problems in Windows
Cause
None
Resolution
Refer Symptoms.
Article Properties
Last Published Date
31 Jul 2023
Version
5
Article Type
Solution