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I have an acer aspire 5315. Don't think I've wifi.

I have an acer aspire 5315. As far as im aware its meant to have wifi. when i press the 'wireless communcation button/indicator' (shaped like a satellite),nothing happens,it doesn't say whether I am or I'm not connected to anything.
I know my laptop has Broadcom Netlink (TM) Fast ethernet.
Do you know if I have to download some kind of software so I can use the wifi? Or should I have to do that?
I set up a broadband connection to my home PC,but I cant connect to it.
Any advice?

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If you're using your pc as a gateway to connect to the internet you need to make sure the pc is turned on and connected before you connect wirelessly from your laptop. alternatively you can connect directly to your wireless router from your laptop, eliminating the need to use your pc to connect

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