I am sorry if this is a really stupid question, but I want to make sure I get everything right before I head off this fall.
The laptop that I'm purchasing comes with an 802.11 a/g card, but I'm not sure if this is everything I need to connect to the network. The college website says I will need an ethernet card (10/100 megabit) and an ethernet (10BaseT) cable as well as communications software.
I want to know if I need to purchase any of the items (ethernet card, cable, software) or anything else to connect to a network, or if the Wi-Fi card that comes with the notebook will be sufficient to connect to the network.
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That's a wireless card - you need a built in NIC. Check the specs on your laptop - I'd be very surprised if it didn't have a 10/100 NIC. You don't need communication software - XP/Vista has networking built-in. You can buy a LAN cable at nearly any store.
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So I need to purchase the cable then, correct? I just checked my laptop's specs and it does have the 10/100/1000 GB Ethernet network interface adapter. Again, sorry if this is stupid, but does this mean that the wireless card doesn't connect to the network since I will be using the cable directly?
Edit: Nevermind, I figured it out. Thanks for all your help. -
blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso
The Cat5e cable is for the wired 10/100BaseT. I think some of the class rooms have wireless. So you will use both but not at the same time.
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