Traveling with Laptop How do I hook up to a data port at hotel

[Guest]

Hi I have a laptop Dell Latitude windows xp that I am going to take on the
road this winter. Hotel has a data port. What do I need to connect to
internet? Thank you so much........Mary Ann

 

[AZGLI]

Mary Ann,

There are several types of "data ports" on hotels in my experience.
There is an ethernet data port, a modem data port, and a wireless
internet connection.

For the ethernet data port, you just need an ethernet cable, also
called a CAT5e cable. This will connect your ethernet port on your
computer to the ethernet port in the hotel room.

The modem data ports are usually part of or near the phone. These ports
require a standard telephone cable to connect your laptop modem to the
modem data port in the hotel.

Wireless is possibly the easiest. If you have a wireless card in your
notebook, you just have to ask the staff how to connect and you should
be fine. No wires are needed.

I hope this helps.

 

[DatabaseBen]

I would suggest to contact the hotel and ask them what they offer, what you
will need. If they got wireless, don't forget to pack your wireless card...
This is handy if you need to connect from a local and world famous coffee
house... ( I forbid myself from mentioning it's name....)


PS: Don't forget to take a spare battery and a fire extinguisher....

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi I have a laptop Dell Latitude windows xp that I am going to take on the
road this winter. Hotel has a data port. What do I need to connect to
internet? Thank you so much........Mary Ann

Follow the specific instructions provided at each hotel (they all
differ somewhat). You could carry along a Cat-5 Ethernet cable, if you
like, on the off chance that the hotel doesn't provide one.


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[guzarva]

Mary Ann,

There are several types of "data ports" on hotels in my experience.
There is an ethernet data port, a modem data port, and a wireless
internet connection.

For the ethernet data port, you just need an ethernet cable, also
called a CAT5e cable. This will connect your ethernet port on your
computer to the ethernet port in the hotel room.

The modem data ports are usually part of or near the phone. These ports
require a standard telephone cable to connect your laptop modem to the
modem data port in the hotel.

Wireless is possibly the easiest. If you have a wireless card in your
notebook, you just have to ask the staff how to connect and you should
be fine. No wires are needed.

I hope this helps.

 

[guzarva]

I would suggest to contact the hotel and ask them what they offer, what you
will need. If they got wireless, don't forget to pack your wireless card...
This is handy if you need to connect from a local and world famous coffee
house... ( I forbid myself from mentioning it's name....)


PS: Don't forget to take a spare battery and a fire extinguisher....