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Hello everyone, not a computer expert so please bare with me. I just bought a new computer, instead of a modem it has a realtek ethernet card, will this ethernet card work with a regular phone line or do I need a differnt connection from a service like road runner, thanks for your time, sam
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Posted 12 June 2005 - 06:58 PM
, maymiceli:If you are going to get a dial-up service with an internet service provider(ISP), you will need a modem. There are 2 types of modems, internal and external. Internal modems are more popular and cheaper than external modems.
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Highspeed access requires a ethernet card, or sometimes a USB connection, for you to be able to connect to the ISP's provided external cable/DSL highspeed modem.
So if you are going with highspeed, you are set to go.
If your choice is dial-up, you will need to purchase and install a modem.
Good-luck.
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Posted 14 June 2005 - 02:56 AM
Dear Sam,
If you bought a new computer it should have come with a phone modem card.
Also, if your computer has a LAN connector you can connect to the Internet via DSL or Cable; an Ethernet card is good for connecting other computers.
A LAN connector is a little bigger than a phone plug. Most mother boards have a LAN connection.
I use my LAN connections for my multiple computers through a Linksys modem/router.
Let us know if that is the route you wish to take,
junkdk
If you bought a new computer it should have come with a phone modem card.
Also, if your computer has a LAN connector you can connect to the Internet via DSL or Cable; an Ethernet card is good for connecting other computers.
A LAN connector is a little bigger than a phone plug. Most mother boards have a LAN connection.
I use my LAN connections for my multiple computers through a Linksys modem/router.
Let us know if that is the route you wish to take,
junkdk
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