It appears I need an ethernet connection to go broadband. Can I go in via a USB port?
Question by paul k: It appears I need an ethernet connection to go broadband. Can I go in via a USB port?
I have an old Dan computer and don’t know what an ethernet socket looks like. However it has a couple of USB ports.
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Answer by cocomonkilla
No, you can’t. Unless you can somehow fit the ethernet jack into the USB port.
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hi yes you can use your USB ports, but firstly it will put a small load on the processor and secondly if your computer is old it will only have USB 1 type ports and these are slooooow about 10 times slower than USB 2, an ethernet socket looks like this http://wiki.pomona.edu/pub/FAQ/NetworkDormSetup/LaptopEthernet.JPG its slightly bigger than the modem port
yes they have adapters for that. the ethernet connector is called an RJ-45 which looks like a phone jack plug but a little bigger. phone jack is a RJ-11 more then likely the PC will have the RJ-45 built in if not you can always buy an adapter card to install too for $ 10
It is like phone jack, if you have usb port then use it. Besides this kind of modem can work either way.
An ethernet looks a bit bigger than a dial up modem.
You can purchase a USB to Ethernet adapter that you can get online with. They are around $ 30 CDN