rbig Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Found an old pc in a closet I'd forgotten we had. Thought I'd put it to use in a kid's room.A problem, leading to my question is: discovered it has only a dial-up modem, no Ethernet.Is putting Ethernet connection in as simple as putting an Ethernet NIC card in an empty slot? Will that get it to where we can hook it to our hub/router? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptMurphy Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 (edited) If you need to run network cable to the room from the router, you're better off going wireless.Running cable through your house is NOT as simple as putting in a NIC. Edited June 16, 2007 by CptMurphy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbig Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 If you need to run network cable to the room from the router, you're better off going wireless.Running cable through your house is NOT as simple as putting in a NIC.It's only 3' through a wall into next room. And, the house is cat 5 cable wired. So, what's the answer to my question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 (edited) yes, just buy a pci ethernet card.http://e3wwwtest.newegg.com/Product/Produc...N82E16833180004 Edited June 16, 2007 by ripken204 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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