How to get the high speed internet to wk on laptop at college?
My daughter is at college. They have high speed internet, they say we need an ethernet card. This laptop was just bought last Dec. 08, so I would assume it already has an ethernet card. Any help on how to get it to work. Thanks
Best reply by Colanth:
Look for a jack on the laptop that looks like a phone jack, but larger. That’s the Ethernet jack. Plug that into the one in the wall (that’s probably where it is) and she’s in business. If they don’t supply the cable, and it didn’t come with the laptop, she can get one at Walmart or Best Buy or any store that carries computer supplies (even Staples ought to have them). She just needs a straight Ethernet cable. (If it doesn’t say either “straight”, “standard” or “crossover” it straight. The other kind is crossover – which she doesn’t want. Cat5, Cat6, Cat6E – for the length she’ll be using (5-15 feet, depending on what she needs) it doesn’t make any difference.
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