On Tue, 25 Oct 2005, Paul M Foster wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 25, 2005 at 01:41:18AM -0400, Bob Stia wrote:
>
> > Thinking about going dsl. Don't want wireless.
> >
> > My MSI K8T Neo2 MB has a LAN connector on it. Is this really an ethernet
> > port that I could hook up the DSL modem to? Or do I need to go out and
> > buy a card.
> >
> > Don't laugh at me please. Have never used anything but a dial-up modem
> > and I know nothing about networks.
>
> If there's an RJ45 jack on that LAN connector, it's suitable for Cat 5
> cabling. And if that's the case, you can use it to connect to a DSL
> "modem", which also has RJ45 jack(s) in it.
Well, you're assuming that
1. The RJ-45 jack expects a plug that connects to Cat 5 cabling (could be
Cat 5e or Cat 6; I assume there were categories 1-4, but I never heard
of them)
2. that port supplies ethernet (I believe token ring uses the same
connector, BICBW)
OTOH, those are usually valid assumptions, considering Cat {5e,6} are
backward-compatible, TR's all but extinct, and 10/100 NICs are very common
on mobos.
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