2007-01-04 16:23:54 · 6 answers · asked by elfidritch 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
you must use a wireless modem card
2007-01-04 16:27:57 · answer #1 · answered by Me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cable company should have left you a high speed modem. This should be an external box. The coax cable should come from the wall and into a box. Then, you will run a CAT-5 cable from the cable modem to your laptop which should have an ethernet card. Your modem may/or may not have a regular modem which has an RJ-5 connection (telephone plug). A CAT-5 cable (RJ-11) will be too big for the RJ-5.
If you have neither of these types of jacks, you need to purchase an ethernet card for your laptop. Then, the CAT-5 cable can run from the cable modem to your laptop.
2007-01-05 00:28:55 · answer #2 · answered by Scott D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
56k modems are on the way out. Cable companies do NOT use dail-up modems (RJ11). Cable and dsl are high speed internet connections. That requires a Network card (RJ45) which the notebook most likely has. It probably also has a wireless network card in it, but that requires a wireless router as well, or a cable/dsl modem that supports wireless cards.
2007-01-05 01:21:01 · answer #3 · answered by computertech82 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than likely you have a built in LAN in the notebook. You can go to wherever there is "Wi-Fi" and get onto the internet. Just make sure that the wireless LAN is turned on with the switch on the case. If your at home then you'll need a router, wired or wireless. Hook it up to your desktop and create a home network. If wired, you'll need to plug the laptop into the router with a RJ-5 wire and then plug the router into the cable modem. Same deal with wireless, except no wires are needed. Just make sure if you go wireless, use a 128-bit WEP to secure your home network.
2007-01-05 00:36:43 · answer #4 · answered by mittalman53 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several questions: Do you have cable/DSL? How
old is your computer, generally with newer Internet/cable
connections you would connect the Ethernet jack
on you laptop to the outgoing Ethernet cable from the
Service providers modem. Who is your cable provider?
Do you have, or do you know if you have a modem from the
provider.
Does you laptop have wireless capabilities built in?
If not, and your modem has wireless capabilities, you can
buy one of several wireless adapters for you laptop (usb/
modem card, etc)
2007-01-05 00:30:31 · answer #5 · answered by Inquirer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mate,
You always can add periphiral devices using your PCMCIA sockets, e.g you can buy PCMCIA Modem and go ahead.
Very available is this type of cards.
2007-01-05 00:28:43 · answer #6 · answered by hmosoft 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋