I am staying at someone elses house for a while ...

I am staying at someone elses house for a while and want to access the internet through my laptop and not thier desktop. I tried plugging my laptop into the desktop modem but it said connection was not working. I have done the same thing at my house and had it work fine.


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Maybe the connection is equipped with security measures. Did your OS recognize the modem at all. You might need to downland the modem drivers.

 
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Did you get the home owner's permission to use his computer? It might be, because of security precautions he downloaded a special procedure.

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