Can anyone tell me what an Ethernet port is ?

Question

I was trying to order broadband online and was asked if my computer had a ethernet port connection. I have no idea what this is , can anyone tell me what it is and how i will know if my computer has one.

Answer 1

Sure. Look on the back of the pooter where you plug in all those cord thingies. Is there a phone jack that is too big to hold a phone plug? Grab a phone cord and try to put it in there - if it's too big for the plug, but sure looks like a phone plug, that's your "ethernet port" and you're ready to go. You have to get a cord (which will come with the modem the co sends you anyway)) called an ethernet cable. It looks like a really thick phone cord with a really big phone jack. In tech terms, it's an RJ-11 jack..... heh, but who cares?
EDIT: PS, there is a nifty green LED that comes on when you plug in the really big phone jack thingy that is saying "I am working" - if you care to stick your face in the dust to see it:D

Answer 2

Ethernet is a broadband port input. It may be built in or need an
external modem which is plugged into the phone jack input.

Answer 3

An ethernet port will be near the phone line socket on your computer, it looks the same but is wider, my computer has one but I still prefer to use USB, I find it more reliable.

Answer 4

It's a socket in you computer. looks a bit like a telephone socket but a bit bigger.

If you haven't got one then you can either get an Ethernet card for less than £10 or if you have a USB socket, you can get a USB to Ethernet adaptor for about the same (I have one and it's great).

Good luck

Answer 5

Ethernet hubs and repeaters operate at the Physical Layer of the OSI Reference model and are defined by IEEE 802.3c/d. They are used to connect together one or more Ethernet cable segments of any media type. If an Ethernet segment were allowed to exceed the maximum length or the maximum number of attached systems to the segment, the signal quality would deteriorate. (If unchecked this would ultimately lead to errors in the data.)

Hubs and repeaters may be used between a pair of segments (see below) to provide signal amplification and regeneration to restore a good signal level before sending it from one cable segment to another. By allowing two or more LAN segments to be connected, they allow the network to span a larger distance. They also provide electrical isolation from failures in the cable or attached systems, protecting equipment on other LAN segments from the effect of the fault.

(No I don't understand any of this either, but you can see the full thing at http://www.erg.abdn.ac.uk/users/gorry/course/lan-pages/hub.html)

Answer 6

Nothing but it is a Local Area Network (LAN) Card which can be connected RJ45 jacket cable connector. You can physically see back side of the CPU. If you find bigger than Modem connecter, that is RJ45 jacket connector which connect LAN cable, etc. You can check the card by ---> Start -> Control Panel -> System -> Device Manger -> Click on Network Adapter. That's all. You can find it.

Answer 7

if u cant get on internet with the ethernet plugged in then its broken. or it is the twine thats broken, or the modem/router is broken no video card won't cut back to rubble ur Ethernet port. ask ur ISP for technical help

Answer 8

its a place on the back of the computer to plug a wire into for high speed connections.

Answer 9

It looks like a modem port, but it is fatter. It ussually is represented by this sort of symbol:

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Answer 10

it's a socket in your computer. usually you find it near the USB port. similar but chunkier!!!