text: First, you need to know whether or not your notebook has integrated wireless.  If it does, great.  Go to the linksys website and let it automatically detect your wireless card and give you a list of compatible software.  After that, you can generally do this:\n\nControl Panel -> Network Connections -> Right click on your wireless connection -> Wireless Networks tab -> click to have Windows automatically configure your wireless settings.\n\nThen you should open a browser and connect to your router to configure your wireless settings in your router.  Most use Linksys, so if you do, just type http://192.168.1.1 and go.\nThen if you hadn't set your password in it, it defaults to admin/admin.  Feel free to change your settings to any secure password you feel like, and apply this password to the wireless connection as soon as your wireless network card picks it up.  After that, reboot the router and your notebook, and you should be able to connect.\n\nIf you're still experiencing problems, then you might have conflicting devices.  Use device manager to rule this out.  Also, connecting to another network not your own is not the best answer.  It doesn't provide you with the necessary security while on the internet.  If all else fails, call tech support and allow them to help you. :)