RE: [Sheflug] Re: Onetel and Linux

["Chris Johnson" <chris [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> Someone mentioned getting online with an Ethernet connection,
> and getting an
> Ethernet card for about £15.
>
> How does an ethernet connection compare with the router, in
> terms of costs
> and advantages and disadvantages?  Anyway if I am going to be
> looking at
> over £50 then I shall be leaving it until next year.  The
> deals appear to be
> getting better all the time.


Janet

Your ethernet card is used to conect your PC to the ADSL Router/Modem (Make
sure any ADSl router you buy includes the ADSL Modem as well as some are
just routers).  The ethernet card allows you to network locally.  The
Ethernet network links your PC and ADSL Modem/router.  (Its not a case of
getting one or the other, if you have an ADSL router you need to link to it
with an Ethernet card.  The good thing then is if you have more than one PC
you can link them all to the Internet through the ADSL Router.)  Then the
ADSL Modem/Router links you to the Internet over your telephone line.
Depending on the age and type of your PC you may already have an ethernet
card built in.  Most new laptops do and an increasing number of desktop PCs
do too.

If you don't have an ethernet card they cost between £5 and £50 but you can
get a good one for about £10 if you don't already have one.  ADSL router
modems can be had for around £30 from places like ebuyer.co.uk but I'd spend
a little more and get something like the Netgear one Seb mentioned.

HTH

Chris

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