Re: Do I HAVE to have a NIC card?

Ok! Lets not!
"Manny Borges" <manny_borges@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Just a pet peeve of mine.
>
> Its not a network interface card card so lets try and not call them nic
> cards.
>
> "RRR_News" <rrr_news@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> DD,
> Check the site:
> http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/usbmain.htm
>
> You will need a special USB networking cable for the 2nd PC (Laptop), if
> you are connecting with USB cables and a Hub. It might be time to consider
> using an Ethernet connection and router to network PC's and have internet
> connection. This will need the purchase of NIC cards for you PC and
> Laptop.
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> "DD" <DD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Fine. I already connect the modem to my main computer via any USB port I
> choose. My problem came about when I was installing the software into my
> laptop and it told me I didn't have a network interface card but I do have
> an
> IRQ available. I had assumed that since I can connect via USB on my main
> computer, then I can also connect via USB on my laptop. I think I am still
> correct in assuming that but there is somethin amiss.
>
> "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
>
>> DD wrote:
>> > 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.
>>
>> NIC - Network Card.. Has a cable that plugs into it that looks like an
>> extra-large version of a telephone line. Has genuinely ONE purpose - to
>> allow your computer to talk with other computers on a network.
>>
>> USB - Universal Serial Bus.. Allows many different peripherals to be
>> easily
>> connected to your computer. You can plug in USB Thumb Drives, Other
>> External Drives, Printers, Telephones, Miscellaneous adapters, etc. Some
>> Cable Modems and DSL modems even allow you to plug into a USB port to use
>> that instead of a network card.
>>
>> You should contact those you will be or have gotten cable/dsl access from
>> and ask THEM what you need. They are more likely to be able to tell you
>> what equipment they have available to get you connected than us.
>>
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>> Shenan Stanley
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