Do most PCs come with a network card installed?

[hkgant]

?

 

[ghost]

Yes most PCs these days come with at least one integrated network port.

 

[hkgant]

Ok well I'm having problems trying to connect my new PC to a Wi-Fi network. Vista tells me that I haven't installed a network card and that I haven't connected an Ethernet cord.

 

[hkgant]

I therefore am not able to search for available Wi-Fi networks.

 

[ghost]

Have a look in device manager, you probably need to install the network card drivers to get it functioning correctly.

If you tell us the make/model of your PC we could help you locate them for you.

 

[dug987654]

Most mobo's come with a ethernet port integrated, but very few wireless. So I expect you can attach your computer the ethernet (plug looks a little like a phone one), but not with wireless.

You can buy USB / PCI wireless cards quite cheaply if you want wireless.

If your computer is near your router you can by ethernet cables pretty cheaply so that might be a quick fix until you get the wireless adapter.

Hope that helps, Doug.

 

[chrisalv14]

Ok well I'm having problems trying to connect my new PC to a Wi-Fi network. Vista tells me that I haven't installed a network card and that I haven't connected an Ethernet cord.

I guess that just tells you that you DO NOT have a installed network card.
I suggest you buy a USB Network Adapter for less than £20 so that you can connect to your wireless network

 

[Geoff]

Ok well I'm having problems trying to connect my new PC to a Wi-Fi network. Vista tells me that I haven't installed a network card and that I haven't connected an Ethernet cord.

Do you have a wireless card? If you're not sure, do you have an antenna sticking out the back of your computer?

 

[hkgant]

Thanks for the help. It turned out that my PC had the network adaptor installed. But that, I'm presuming, was for the LAN cable. It didn't come with a Wi-Fi enabling network card which is what I was referring to in my question. I solved the problem by buying a LAN cable cos I figured it'd be cheaper than forking out the money for an internal card and having to rumage around in my box. Then I remembered that you could buy Wi-Fi dongles after doing this lol.