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Local area connection?

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Medea

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I finally updated my laptop to XP Svc Pack 2 - no problems with installation.

However, after installation, a new icon appeared in the bottom tray - a Local Area Connection. The laptop is not networked to any other computer (I am completely naive about LAN's since I haven't had the need to set up one).

What exactly is the Local Area Connection? I tried disabling it but wasn't able to log on, so I enabled it again. I have DSL. I googled it, but the sites that came up discussed it in conjunction with LAN's which I don't have.

M.
 
Originally posted by: Medea
I finally updated my laptop to XP Svc Pack 2 - no problems with installation.

However, after installation, a new icon appeared in the bottom tray - a Local Area Connection. The laptop is not networked to any other computer (I am completely naive about LAN's since I haven't had the need to set up one).

What exactly is the Local Area Connection? I tried disabling it but wasn't able to log on, so I enabled it again. I have DSL. I googled it, but the sites that came up discussed it in conjunction with LAN's which I don't have.

M.
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It's the network connection that allows you to get onto your DSL line (assuming you're using your network / ethernet port, rather than your USB port, for DSL).

Most computers nowadays ship with a "local area connection" - typically it's the ethernet port on the PC.
 
Thanks, dclive. I am using an ethernet port. I wish some of the sites I went to could've explained it as well as you did. 🙂
 
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