Re: Do I HAVE to have a NIC card?

OK, I guess what I'm confused about now is that I have 2 USB ports, I guess I
don't know what they are if they are not NIC's.

"Malke" wrote:

> DD wrote:
>
> > I want to connect my new low-end laptop to my Road Runner Cable Modem.
> > When I install the software, I am told that I do not have a NIC
> > installed but I do have an available IRQ. Does this mean I HAVE to
> > have a NIC?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > DD
>
> You either need a network ethernet adapter (NIC - Network Interface
> Card) or a USB-ethernet adapter to connect to the cable modem. It is
> most unusual for a new laptop to not have a NIC built-in, but if in
> fact you really don't have one then you'll need to buy the network
> adapter card. Look in your laptop manual or take your laptop to a local
> computer shop and have them look at it and help you pick out the
> hardware you will need (if you need it). It will not be overly
> expensive. If you buy an ethernet pc card, make sure you have some
> cat5e ethernet cable with which to connect your new card to the cable
> modem. The salesperson at the computer store can help you.
>
> Malke
> --
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>
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