2006-10-12 02:57:48 · 5 answers · asked by Isaac F 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
The Ethernet hardware required to attach to an Ethernet network. It typically resides on an expansion board, but is sometimes built into the motherboard. An Ethernet adapter is required in each client and server.
2006-10-12 03:06:14 · answer #1 · answered by Innocence Redefined 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's spelled Ethernet.
Ethernet is a networking protocol which is one of the foundation technologies for the Internet. It can run over many different types of cabling, which means there are many kinds of Ethernet adaptors.
Most commonly, it means a card that plugs into your computer, or that is built right into your computer, that allows you to attach twisted-pair Ethernet lines to your machine (they look like phone cables, but have eight wires). The speed of your network adapter and your other network hardware, as well as the exact specification of the cable, determines your network speed; 100 megabits per second is pretty standard these days.
Ethernet, as I mentioned before, can operate over many kinds of cabling. This includes no cables at all; 802.11 networking, also called 'Wi-Fi' or 'AirPort', uses radio signals to allow wireless networking.
2006-10-12 10:04:34 · answer #2 · answered by poorcocoboiboi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fancy name for a network card. Because it "adapts" the information on your computer into a format that can be transfered over an "ethernet" network should as a local network, wireless network or the Internet.
2006-10-12 10:01:42 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an ethernet adaptor is a device that allows a specifically designed electronic device to connect to a network via RJ45 standardised connection or USB... It is most commonly used to connect to the internet with games consoles and computers with mass proccessing speed capabilities, but is also now built into alot of electronics with enternet capabilities. The device is purely a translating piont between the device and the modem or router which will allow connection to the internet.
2006-10-12 10:07:44 · answer #4 · answered by Alexius 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a slot in your computer that you plug a cable into to gain internet or network access. for instance, if you have dsl internet, you take an ethernet cable going from the dsl modem to your ethernet adapter. this adapter talks to your computer and allows data to come and go.
2006-10-12 10:00:12 · answer #5 · answered by rchilly2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋