how can I tell if my computer has an ethernet card?

Question

On my Dell Dimensions 3000, my modem is an Intel 537EP v9x DF PCI modem, and under Devices/Network Adapters I see Intell PRO/100 VE network connection. But on the back of the computer, the three slots that look like phone jack slots all seem to be the same size. One has a phone next to it, one has shape like a straight-on view of a phone jack, and the the other that is higher up near the cable connections has what looks like a network icon -- a horizontal bar with connections to three boxes -- two below, one above. I can fit the phone jack in that hole. -- Thanks

Answer 1

The connection for the ethernet will be a slightly bigger one than for the modem.
The discription you gave of the little icon with three boxes around a bar sounds right though. It's most probably that one.

There should also be to little lights next to the socket which light up when the ethernet cable is connected and there is network activity through the connection.

Answer 2

It says in specs that it has ethernet :

Networking Type Integrated 10/100 Network Card
Data Link Protocol Ethernet • Fast Ethernet

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Answer 3

The one with the network icon is an ethernet port, and it should be a litle wider than a phone jack.

Answer 4

Yeah, that confused me, too. The ethernet plug looks almost the same, but it is slightly bigger. The thing is, a regular phone jack will not fit an ethernet. It's too small.

Answer 5

If they're all the same size and a phone cord will fit, none of them are ethernet. Ethernet uses more wires than phone, so the plug is wider.

Answer 6

u may not have one but if the plug goes in then its right and that may be the network icon but i would not count on it if u have more ? aszk me in im lol...

Answer 7

should be the one witht he network icon