Yes sometimes it should just work, a lot of times it does just work, but then the mystery of why it stops working comes into play. I once got a call from a seriously pissed of city gent type (*anker) complaining that his wireless connection wasn't working anymore and that it was my fault and the internet service he was getting was just appalling. First question was 'What is the make and model of your router', 'How should I know' was his reply. 'Its the box connected to your telephone line', well eventually he was able to get a make and a model after about 5 minutes. Googled the router make and model and then told him to connect the laptop to the router using ethernet. His internet started working immediately. I then gave him the number for the router manufacturer support number. 'What about the wireless connection', he said. 'The Router manufacturer should be able to advise you on that'.


Maybe I should of told him his router didn't actually have a wireless access point.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt9j80Jkc_A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDbyYGrswtg&NR=1