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.
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.
cat 5 Ethernet cable
crossover cable
Yes, DSL requires a DSL modem as well as an Ethernet port to your PC or laptop.
No. Many older desktops, and even some newer low-profile laptops (such as the MacBook Air) have no built-in Ethernet jack.
There are several ports that can be located on s standard phone. The one port on a modern phone that closely resembles a phone jack is called an Ethernet port.
Lan Card provides a port for a network cable to connect the pc to a network.. LAN : Local area network or Ethernet Card and Network Card
connect the cable modem to PC using the usb port, leaving you the ethernet porton on the cable modem to connect to the wireless router.
Ethernet port
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.
No, it will not take up an empty ethernet port.
There are no charge to recylce a 24 port ethernet hub.