Re: How Do I Tell If My PC Has A Network Interface Card?
- From: "Dave" <noway@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:50:46 -0400
"John A. Weeks III" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:john-BF006E.11153613082008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In article <48a30568.18459687@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Windswept@Home (Jack) wrote:
Long-time dial-up user. The DSL provider says:
"Not included is a T Ethernet Network Interface Card. You need to
supply it if it's not already on your computer."
PC was bought in Feb. 2005. Device Manager lists the hardware, one of
which is "NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Adapter." Is this the
necessary device for DSL connection? Thanks
I think you are OK> The NVIDIA nForce MCP card is a video
card that has a built in modem and 10BaseT Ethernet jack.
It looks like you have the driver for it installed.
At worst, it's easy to add one.
http://www.pacificgeek.com/product.asp?c=212&s=1051&ID=45564&P=F
I'm guessing he's got it on his motherboard. HOWEVER, mainboard
manufacturers don't always wire up all the options that a chipset supports.
So device manager isn't necessarily showing hardware that is functional.
The
jack that you are looking for looks like a standard modular
telephone jack, but it is wider. It will have 8 pins rather
than 6 pins like the telephone jack has.
Most DSL adapters can also connect to your USB. That is kind
of ugly, but workable if your Ethernet doesn't work out. If
they do set it up this way, then do get a 3rd party Ethernet
card and redo the setup the right way. An Ethernet card should
be $15 to $45 for your machine. You do need an open PCI slot
for it to work.
One thing that is different about DSL from Dial-Up is that
DSL is always-on, so it is far more available to hackers.
The DLS vendor is probably going to put in a DSL modem, and
hook that directly to your PC via an 8-wire jumper cable.
What you are going to want to do is get a DSL router with
built-in firewall. This will put a hardware firewall between
you and the hackers, and allow you to run more than one
computer on the Internet at the same time. You are also
going to want to look at your software firewall on your
computer, and lock things down the best you can. I am
not being paranoid here because they are out there and
out to get you. That is reality.
-john-
Good advice, but john failed to mention the BEST reason to buy a router, for
DSL use. Simply stated, the router will maintain your DSL connection for
you, so that you don't have to install flaky PPPOE software that is slow and
hogs system resources! The DSL provider will give you a user name and/or
password to use with the PPPOE software. Do NOT install the PPPOE software.
Just hook up the router between the DSL modem and your computer. Then enter
your DSL user name/password into the router's setup menus, which you usually
access with a web browser (Internet Explorer). Read the directions for your
router to see how to get into the setup menus for the router. -Dave
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122016
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