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Your best bet would be to install a network card. If that works, just disable the onboard network port in device manager.
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What is the role of the Ethernet port on a PC?
The role of the ethernet port on a PC is to allow internet to be connected. Without an ethernet port, there is no place for the computer to be connected to the internet.
Which port is used to connect your computer to a network?
The "Ethernet Port" Obviously is used for the Ethernet cable which often connects computers to a router. A router is a device that gets the Internet or from the phone/Internet port and routes it to your computer routers are required for ADSL and ADSL2+ to work. Oftener more than one computer is connected to the router. But this setup may be different for "Cable Internet because i have never had cable.
The enthernet port is used to connect a computer to?
The Ethernet port is used to connect a computer to a connectivity device such as a modem, router, switch,etc. Does so via an ethernet cable.
What is the purpose of a PS2 port on a computer?
I don't think your computer has a PS2 port or that you PS2 has ports that do not have proper names Like USB Port or Ethernet Port
How do you know that your computer has Ethernet card?
Look at the back panel of the computer. If it has a phone line-looking port except wider that has "ETHERNET" written on it, it has it.
What are the wired ports?
this is answer in view of IT and Ethernet port. Answer: An Ethernet port is an opening on computer network equipment that Ethernet cables plug into. These ports are alternatively called jacks or sockets. Ethernet ports accept cables with RJ-45 connectors.
How do you set up Ethernet?
First, make sure it is actually an Ethernet cord, since Phone Lines and Ethernet cords are commonly confused with each other. But if you know its an Ethernet cord, look for a fairly large port that looks rectangular, Google a picture of an Ethernet port and look for it on the back of your computer. Once you find this port on the back of your computer, plug one side of the cord into it, then the other side into your modem or router.
How can someone link up their PC to the CM100?
You can link up your PC to the CM100 by using an Ethernet cable or USB cord. Connect the Ethernet cable to the CM100 Linksys modem and the other to the Ethernet port on your computer or if you are using USB connect the USB cord to the USB port on the computer.
Should one believe ATT DSL installation software manual when it says that a Ethernet adapter needs to be installed in a computer from 2002.?
In order to connect to the DSL modem we need to have an operational Ethernet port on the computer. That is what the user guide is referring to. Earlier data connections (dial up) on phone line modems did not require an Ethernet port. All DSL modems now transfer data to computer through an Ethernet port (wired or wireless).
How can you hook up an old laptop to broadband?
You connect an old laptop to broadband just like a new laptop, using the Ethernet port. If the computer doesn't have an Ethernet port, then you will have to purchase an adapter.
How do you hook up a wireless router to a desktop computer?
PLug an ethernet cord into your router port and the other end into your computer
How does a laptop computer connect to the internet?
Through either its wireless connection or through a ethernet port.
