Please help me connect a friend's laptop to the internet

[IrishAyes]

2. Thanks, I'll answer all I can tonight, more tomorrow or the next day.

Since it really is for a friend, not me. Tonight I'll have to work from a very unreliable memory.

1) It is DSL, high speed.

2) It is just one box combined. I don't always use the right terminology since I don't always know what to call something except a 'thingamajig'.

3) Can't say for sure this moment, but I do believe I have the cord to which you refer somewhere in my own collection. I had to discontinue DSL service over a year ago and took to piggybacking the nearby church's open wifi signal. I use a VPN for extra security.

When I go to network & Sharing center, I do have an option on the left to 'manage wireless networks'. I saw no indication on the taskbar that the router was found, but I might just have missed it. My friend's 103 yr-old mother lives with her and turns the radio on real loud when she feels ignored, so it can be hard to concentrate! But I will check when I go back in a few days, and I'll definitely get the router's # off the bottom.

Thanks for everything. Let me know if you think of anything else. Meanwhile I'll absolutely return and let you know the outcome before the week's over.