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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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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Your laptop’s wireless card may not have an IP address, but it does have a MAC address — a mostly unique identifier attached to the actual hardware.

Your laptop reaches out to the wireless access point and provides its MAC address, and receives its IP address.

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