How do I connect my laptop to the internet via a wire?

mrecheese

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I have a dell xps laptop and I want to connect to the internet using a wire rather than wireless, but Im not sure how to do this. My internet router is the bt home hub (the black one, I think it's the newest one). I can connect to the wireless internet easily, however I really don't want a wireless connection and would rather have a wired one. I thought just connecting the laptop to the internet/ telephone socket in my room with a ethernet cable would do it but it's not working. My router is connected to my pc downstairs and have another smaller cable connecting it to the telephone or internet socket I think.

A step by step easy to understand guide would be great. Thankyou so much.
 
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