How to get internet on an old PC
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Hello,
I just bought an old PC (which works well) but it doesn't have a Wi-Fi key, only an internet socket, and I would like to know how I could connect to the internet on it? I would also like to know if there is a transformer that could be plugged into the internet socket and have a USB output; otherwise, please help me with the first question. Thank you. I have a Livebox.
I just bought an old PC (which works well) but it doesn't have a Wi-Fi key, only an internet socket, and I would like to know how I could connect to the internet on it? I would also like to know if there is a transformer that could be plugged into the internet socket and have a USB output; otherwise, please help me with the first question. Thank you. I have a Livebox.
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HOMBOURGEOIS I don't know, and you say I need to connect the modem, but I have a Livebox, so how should I connect it?
I put modem/box so Livebox is included in my answer, right?
The cable is a RJ45 cable like the one delivered with the box.
The cable is a RJ45 cable like the one delivered with the box.
On an old PC, the only reliable thing is the Ethernet cable since it consumes very little CPU resources.
The RJ45 cable looks a lot like the telephone cable.
If you look at the end of the telephone cable that goes to the phone and unplug it, you will see how similar they are. Yes, but they have nothing to do with each other. The phone one is smaller. It allows, as shown in the previous post's photo, to connect, on one hand, the modem integrated into the computer to the wall telephone jack on the other hand.
For your old computer, there are two solutions:
either it has a small hole, which means it has a modem and it's doomed (unless you buy an Ethernet card and integrate it into your PC, but I already sense you complaining),
or it has a big hole, and yes, you can connect the box to your computer; it should work.
If you look at the end of the telephone cable that goes to the phone and unplug it, you will see how similar they are. Yes, but they have nothing to do with each other. The phone one is smaller. It allows, as shown in the previous post's photo, to connect, on one hand, the modem integrated into the computer to the wall telephone jack on the other hand.
For your old computer, there are two solutions:
either it has a small hole, which means it has a modem and it's doomed (unless you buy an Ethernet card and integrate it into your PC, but I already sense you complaining),
or it has a big hole, and yes, you can connect the box to your computer; it should work.
Yes, sorry, have you seen the photo? Would you happen to have one to show me because my computer and I don’t get along.
Hello everyone, what is this cable for and how to use it?
http://servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=224&u=11688805
http://servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=224&u=11688805
Hello, I just understood that it's gray or red, and if I plug in the cable, one computer won't work?
Hello, thank you for your response, but which holes are you talking about? I'm attaching some photos.
http://servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=225&u=11688805
http://servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=226&u=11688805
http://servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=225&u=11688805
http://servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=226&u=11688805
First of all, you should have mentioned that it was a mobile!
What you have is, apparently, an RG11 connector with 4 contacts, while the RJ45 has 8; see here http://etienne.durup.free.fr/cablage/jecable2.htm for the photo verification.
And this RJ11 allows for 56k internet, that is, low speed.
For ADSL, you need to add, if possible, a 10/100 network card, which usually plugs into a port (wide hole) on the side.
What you have is, apparently, an RG11 connector with 4 contacts, while the RJ45 has 8; see here http://etienne.durup.free.fr/cablage/jecable2.htm for the photo verification.
And this RJ11 allows for 56k internet, that is, low speed.
For ADSL, you need to add, if possible, a 10/100 network card, which usually plugs into a port (wide hole) on the side.
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