How does my laptop connect to my internet box for the first time if it has no IP and no cable
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The first request is handled over WiFi, whenever there is WiFi in range. It’s called a handshake and it’s just an “I’m here, are you there?” “Yes, I’m here” kinda thing. Next comes the “Can we talk?” bit…then they exchange information about *how* to talk…which protocols they both understand, before settling on one to use. Usually this first “settling: is DHCP. And see other comments for what happens next…
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