diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index e1e0664..b694fa8 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { BAL } from "./sim/balance";
 import { createState, pushEvent } from "./sim/state";
 import { step, place, canPlace, wire, sell, grant, raiseRound, clapBack, shipGrade, switchHosting, unlockScrape, buyGpu, sellGpu, extinguishFire, moveRoom, spamBlast } from "./sim/sim";
 import { saveState, loadState, clearSave } from "./sim/save";
-import { DEF } from "./sim/catalog";
+import { DEF, isCompute } from "./sim/catalog";
 import { Scene } from "./render/scene";
 import { Hud, applyTheme, currentTheme } from "./ui/hud";
 import { Panels } from "./ui/panels";
@@ -127,9 +127,17 @@ async function boot() {
     if (wireMode) {
       const d = deviceAt(t.x, t.y);
       if (!d) return;
+      const def = DEF[d.defId];
       if (wireSource === null) {
-        if (DEF[d.defId].tokRate) { wireSource = d.uid; sfx.click(); }
-        else if (DEF[d.defId].uplinkMbps) pushEvent(state, "pick the PC first, then the router", "info");
+        if (isCompute(def) || def.switchMbps) {
+          wireSource = d.uid;
+          sfx.click();
+          pushEvent(state, `${def.name} picked — now click a router or switch (green)`, "info");
+        } else if (def.uplinkMbps) {
+          pushEvent(state, "that's the internet side — pick the PC/rig first (cyan), then this", "info");
+        } else {
+          pushEvent(state, `${def.name} can't be wired — pick a PC, rig, rack, or switch`, "info");
+        }
       } else {
         const err = wire(state, wireSource, d.uid);
         if (err) { pushEvent(state, err, "info"); sfx.error(); } else sfx.wire();
diff --git a/src/ui/tutorial.ts b/src/ui/tutorial.ts
index 4245f65..e58f779 100644
--- a/src/ui/tutorial.ts
+++ b/src/ui/tutorial.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const STEPS: Step[] = [
   {
     id: "wire",
     title: "Plug in the slop pipe",
-    body: "Your PC can't sell garbage without internet. Press <b>W</b> (or the 🔌 Wire chip), click the <b>PC</b>, then the <b>router</b>.",
+    body: "Your PC can't sell garbage without internet. Press <b>W</b>, then just two clicks — no dragging: click the <b>Budget PC</b> (cyan ring), then the <b>Wi-Fi Router</b> (green ring).",
     done: (s) => s.devices.some((d) => d.wiredTo !== null),
     highlight: ["#wire-tool"],
     ringDefs: ["desk_pc", "router"],