How to connect old laptop to the internet?

Gareth

Gareth

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How would I go about connecting my old laptop to the internet. It has

No PCMCIA, No RJ-45 and No USB. The only ports are VGA, Parallel and Serial. I also don't have a working floppy :D so I do have plans on replacing it asap, as I have now found out that it is user interchangeable.

I thought a Serial to RJ-45 connector would work, but im wondering how id get drivers on Windows 95, or it could be auto install.
 
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tbh without a floppy drive to install drivers there isnt a great deal you could do with it im afraid
 
if you had a floppy drive you could get a serial to USB adaptor and connect a wi fi usb adaptor to it although with win 95 not supporting USB im not sure how well that would go

or as you said serial to RJ45 cable
 
I've never heard of a serial to USB adapter, at least not the kind you're referring to. On top of that, drivers would be impossible to find. 98 was bad with USB, 95's USB support is practically non-existent.

Also there's no serial to RJ-45 that I know of. The only ones are for console ports on routers and devices such as that.

Get a modem :P That's about the only sure way to get it working. That or maybe some sort of serial/LPT to IR adapter.
 
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