do i have a LAN connection on my computer, how do i find out ?

Question

there's a line coming from my phone socket to my router and the router is connected to my computer via Rhine ll fast Ethernet adapter i have 1mb broadband from bt,

Answer 1

Regarding the other answers :Good INFO, But not what you need to KNOW!!!

YOU DESCRIBED THE SYSTEM VERY WELL....

You have ONE computer DIRECTLY connected to your DSL MODEM.

THAT IS YOUR LAN!!

You have no other connections...no other computers in your home connected to that modem....

If you did.....you would have ANOTHER BOX sitting right next to it with a Bunch of Blinking lights on it.....
Just like I have on my desk......

So that wire coming out of your computer to your Cable Modem (or your DSL Modem) connects the 2 ENDs of YOUR LAN.....TOGETHER!
You got a piece of LAN inside your computer, a wire, and a piece of LAN Outside your computer called a Modem...That's it....That's a LAN!

Answer 2

A LAN (Local Area Network) connection is any connection that permits the sharing of information or resources, ie: printers faxes etc. I believe what you want to know is do you have a LAN port on your computer. It sounds as if you do. It is an RJ-45 Connection and looks exactly like a phone plug except that it is a little larger. It sounds as though your Rine II adapter is plugged into it. It may however not be connected in the operating system. what System are you running? Windows XP, ME, 98 2000?
Right mouse clikc on My Computer and it will tell you.

Answer 3

If you have a router, and you are connected to it, and the router is connected to the internet, you have everything it takes to make a LAN, and you are connected to it. You just happen to be the only person at the party. You can hook other computers to the router the same way as yours is, and then you have a LAN by definition- Local Area Network. If you have XP, just make sure Simple File Sharing is disabled. You can find it in Folder Options. Simple File Sharing is the Devil.

Answer 4

Go to Start,
Select Control Panel
Select System
Select Hardware
Select Device Manager
If you see Network Adapters you have the ability to connect to a LAN

Answer 5

particular you are able to make a connection between 2 computers. yet they could desire to be related by capacity of LAN wires or instantaneous connection(the two the situations the systems could desire to be close to). If no longer they ought to be related by way of some community(an place of work community case in point). Assuming you have related the two the systems, you should configure TCP/IP. point out the OS you're utilising so as that further concepts can take transport of. you should use the initiating-> help and help while you're utilising XP or Vista.

Answer 6

"via Rhine ll fast Ethernet" is the name of your network adapter (LAN) and your router is plugged in it.

you can view your LAN connections on control panel > network connections

Answer 7

well if you paid your subscription that help. You could have a bad router. check the little icon incontrol pannel called network connection it walk you threw.

Make sure you have your line in the correct spot on computer to one is in and the other is out to a phone. It is a loop.

Good luck hope this helps.

oh you can call your provieder most will set you up free others a small charge if it your fault. However sometimes it is their router. They give you bad routers all the time.

Answer 8

you've got a start your pc has the ability and your connected to broadband. if you had a router and annother pc you would have a lan or local area network if you set them to share files

Answer 9

If you are using Windows...

Go to Start > Run > enter "cmd" (without the quotes)

Then type "ipconfig"



If you are running Linux

Go to the Shell Prompt aka Terminal

Then type "ifconfig"

Answer 10

go to control panel and go to network connections.... see if your local area connection there is connected... then you have a LAN connection... if not you have to run the network setup wizard to have a LAN connection... :)