Does Ethernet Come On All Comps?

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bassman3

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i have a Older IBM atptiva around 1996-1999 computer. and i am gonna be hooking up a ethent to it, when i am looking in the back of the book it doesnt say "ethernet" on the system board components, it has all these connector names etc.

is there another name for ethernt?? some kind of connector name or somthing

thanks
 
10/100 might be displayed... but it might be to old to have it. You can get a card, which fits the slots your mobo has... But I would think it doesn't have it onboard.

Found this...


IBM Aptiva C8H
(250-0462) Specifications Faxback Doc. # 38232

Design:...........................................................Minitower
Processor:..................................................166 MHz Pentium
w/ MMX technology
Speed (Int/Ext):.................................................166/66 MHz
Slots(ISA/PCI):.......................................................(5/1)
Shared Bays (Total/Avail):............................................(6/3)
Memory (Std/Max):...............................................(16MB/64MB)
Open Memory Sockets:.................................................1 DIMM
L2 Cache (Int/Ext/Max):..................................(32KB/256KB/512KB)
Hard Drive:...........................................................3.1GB
Diskette Drive:......................................................1.44MB
Power Supply:..........................................................145W
Video Chip:......................................................ATI 264GTB
3D Graphics:............................................................Yes
Video DRAM (Std/Max):.............................................(2MB/2MB)
Max Res:........................................................1280 x 1024
Max Colors:.............................................................16M
Ports:..............................................VGA, Parallel, 2 Serial
..Joystick, PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse

Modem Support:
Data/Fax/Voice/Speaker Phone
Data:............................................................33.6Kbps
Fax (Send/Receive):...........................................(14.4/14.4)
CD-ROM:.................................................................16X
Audio Card
Wavetable Audio:......................................................Yes
3D Sound:.............................................................Yes
Video Phone Ready:......................................................Yes
Speakers:...............................................................Yes
Microphone:.............................................................Yes
MPEG:.............................................................SW MPEG-1
Home Automation:........................................................Yes
 
from that post it does not appear to have an onboard card so you can simply buy a card that goes into the pci card slot on the laptop or you can buy a wireless usb one and get a wireless router which i would assume you would want wireless since its a laptop
 
i have three ethernet looking like things that are on the bak of my comp...

one is "phone" and the other is "line" (right next to it)

and then there is another that shows (kind of by it) it says ACT, 100a, 10a
 
sorry bassman i miss read that one you can buy a pci card for a pc if you have a slot free for like $60 some are less its not a bad idea to just get a newer one becuase if there is an older one its goign to be slower then a newer one so if you wand speed then just invest in the new one
 
yea, i used my ethent that came with my xbox 360, and it fits perfectly and snaps into place, in the one that next to ACT, 100a, and 10a
 
and the ethent that came with my 360 didnt fit in the phone ones or anything, but fits perfectly and snaps in place in the ACT one. Is this my ethernet port? :) :) :)
 
yea thats the ethernet its larger then a phone input and has more pins so plug it in there and you shoudl be good to go!
 
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