Ethernet card

[Guest]

Howdy ! Y'all have always been so helpful with my questions !

I know this is not the correct newsgroup to asky my question but perhaps one
of you know where I can ask this .

My rural area finally has DSL ( Embarq) and I received the modem today .
Directions to connect seem easy but .... it says to connect to the ethernet
port on the back of my Dell Diension 4300s . There are two phone jacks on the
back of the pc . How do I know if my pc has an ethernet card ? I have an
Intel Modem Chipset 536 EP ( internal) V.92 and V.90.

The directions say that I can also connect with a USB port connecter.

Any ideas where to find out if my pc has an ethernet port ? Dell support is
no longer available free to me since I bought my pc in 2002.

Thanks

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Howdy ! Y'all have always been so helpful with my questions !

I know this is not the correct newsgroup to asky my question but perhaps one
of you know where I can ask this .

My rural area finally has DSL ( Embarq) and I received the modem today .
Directions to connect seem easy but .... it says to connect to the ethernet
port on the back of my Dell Diension 4300s . There are two phone jacks on the
back of the pc . How do I know if my pc has an ethernet card ? I have an
Intel Modem Chipset 536 EP ( internal) V.92 and V.90.

The directions say that I can also connect with a USB port connecter.

Any ideas where to find out if my pc has an ethernet port ? Dell support is
no longer available free to me since I bought my pc in 2002.

Thanks

If your PC has a network adapter then you would have a socket
at the back of your PC that looks like your phone jacks, just a
little wider, having 8 pins inside.

You could also look at the Control Panel / System / Hardware /
Device Manager. Does it show a network adapter?

If you don't have one then you can buy a PCI network adapter
for very little money. Just ask your computer shop. Chances are
that it will work straight away after you've plugged it in.

 

[Techman121]

Howdy ! Y'all have always been so helpful with my questions !

I know this is not the correct newsgroup to asky my question but perhaps one
of you know where I can ask this .

My rural area finally has DSL ( Embarq) and I received the modem today .
Directions to connect seem easy but .... it says to connect to the ethernet
port on the back of my Dell Diension 4300s . There are two phone jacks on the
back of the pc . How do I know if my pc has an ethernet card ? I have an
Intel Modem Chipset 536 EP ( internal) V.92 and V.90.

The directions say that I can also connect with a USB port connecter.

Any ideas where to find out if my pc has an ethernet port ? Dell support is
no longer available free to me since I bought my pc in 2002.

Thanks

Your pc should have a ethernet card according to Google

Still having Issues

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[Brian A.]

Howdy ! Y'all have always been so helpful with my questions !

I know this is not the correct newsgroup to asky my question but perhaps one
of you know where I can ask this .

My rural area finally has DSL ( Embarq) and I received the modem today .
Directions to connect seem easy but .... it says to connect to the ethernet
port on the back of my Dell Diension 4300s . There are two phone jacks on the
back of the pc . How do I know if my pc has an ethernet card ? I have an
Intel Modem Chipset 536 EP ( internal) V.92 and V.90.

Modems use RJ-11 plugs and NICs/Ethernet use RJ-45 plugs which are larger than
RJ-11.

The directions say that I can also connect with a USB port connecter.

Any ideas where to find out if my pc has an ethernet port ? Dell support is
no longer available free to me since I bought my pc in 2002.

Right click MyComputer.
Click Properties > Hardware tab > Device Manager button.
Expand Network Adapters if it's present to see what you have, otherwise you only have
a modem and you can either connect via USB or purchase a NIC (Newtork Interface
Card).

Thanks

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Guest]

Dang ! Y'all are good ! Thank you so much !

I looked on the back of my pc and it only has two regular sized jacks not
the fat one that would match the modem connector cord so I'll trundle off to
my friendly comuter store and buy what I need . Can't wait to watch youtube

Thanks again !!!

 

[mareta]

Howdy ! Y'all have always been so helpful with my questions !

I know this is not the correct newsgroup to asky my question but perhaps
one
of you know where I can ask this .

My rural area finally has DSL ( Embarq) and I received the modem today .
Directions to connect seem easy but .... it says to connect to the
ethernet
port on the back of my Dell Diension 4300s . There are two phone jacks on
the
back of the pc . How do I know if my pc has an ethernet card ? I have an
Intel Modem Chipset 536 EP ( internal) V.92 and V.90.

The directions say that I can also connect with a USB port connecter.

Any ideas where to find out if my pc has an ethernet port ? Dell support
is
no longer available free to me since I bought my pc in 2002.

Thanks

Simple English:

Ethernet port: look for a "fat telephone jack".

If it don't have one, buy a PCI ethernet card. They are $10 these days.

Use ethernet for networking. USB for networking is a kludge.

 

[Guest]

Thanks ! Kludge .... my new vocabulary word

 

[FrankV]

The cable jack is slighter larger than a regular phone jack. You couldn't
put the cable in the wrong one. From what you said below (V92/V90) you have
a phone jack, not an Ethernet card. You may have to buy a card.

Frank

 

[Rock]

The cable jack is slighter larger than a regular phone jack. You couldn't
put the cable in the wrong one. From what you said below (V92/V90) you
have a phone jack, not an Ethernet card. You may have to buy a card.

<snip>

In a reply yesterday she said she was going out to buy one.

 

[Guest]

Ta da ! I am DSL ready ! Computer tech installed an adapter ( $27.50
including labor ) in my pc and then told me my pc was pretty old ... it's
only four years old !!! It serves my purposes so I'll keep it for a few more
years

Again, thank y'all so much for your help !
Stay warm !!

 

[Brian A.]

You go girl!!!!! Enjoy and have fun!!!

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Rock]

Great. Have fun.

Ta da ! I am DSL ready ! Computer tech installed an adapter ( $27.50
including labor ) in my pc and then told me my pc was pretty old ... it's
only four years old !!! It serves my purposes so I'll keep it for a few
more
years

Again, thank y'all so much for your help !
Stay warm !!

 

[Guest]

Thanks I figure since my pc is ready that Embarq will have a major glitch
or three or I can't figure out how to hook up the modem with phone line