if my ethernet card does not work can i use the usb port to get on the internet?
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If your modem supports usb and you have the drivers for it yes. You cannot use a modem hooked up to usb with a router however. My cable modem has plugs for both.
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if your computer doesn't have a wireless card, go pick up a wireless  usb adapter.  it's a lot easier to set up than opening your computer and installing a pci card.\n\nhere is an example.\n\nBelkin Wireless-G USB 2.0 Network Adapter \nModel: F5D7050\nit goes for about $40, but you can always find a cheaper one from Fry's.
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Yes and no. If you want to connect to the internet, and do not have a wireless card, and a wireless signal available to it, Yes.\n\nIf you have a wireless card, and a signal is available, then No.
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I have no idea.  you could ask the people at Cnet.com for some help.  Call the Geek Squad at bestbuy.com.  or just ask the company that made the wireless internet card
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get a better internet connecton
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Nothing unless you are using a Crosed Ethernet Cable.
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you need to install the linux driver for the network card. If there is a native linux driver, then use that, otherwise, most people use a wrapper for their windows driver called ndiswrapper.\n\ngood luck
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You can't connect to the internet AND your LAN without either a second network card or a router/switch/hub
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ur not using the internt by ethernet? & will not be  \nright hit on my computer icon . hit on properties. hit on hardware. tab . hit on device manager tab \n then in device manager ur see  in green  >>network adapters  \n hit on the + next to that  . then right hit on   ur ethernet card hit on  .  disable  then close off ur device manage now if you was using ur ethernet for internet Access  then go back to that ethernet card right hit on it hit on enable\n\ndo not remove that drive card just disable it never remove anything from device manager
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Do the simple things first.  Shutdown the computer. Un-seat and re-seat the card.  Go the router ( I am assuming)  and unplug it.  Wait for a few seconds and then plug it in.  (These things are embedded computers and sometimes hang) Then restart the machine.  See if it works.  If not, you are going to need some hardware to figure out which piece broke.  Have someone bring thier laptop over and attempt to connect.  Borrow a card from someone and try it.
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Nope, you need a wirless adaptor, USB adaptors are cheap, ($12 - 30 Bucks) try compusa, or tigerdirect.com
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Check in the TCP/IP control panel and make sure that it is set up to use DHCP. After that, make sure that the ethernet cable is linking to the ethernet switch.
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YOu don't give enough information about your system setup.\nFIrst of all, you don't need software, most likely, so dump it.\n\nIs your computer ethernet cable attached directly to the modem?  Or is there a router too?\n\nIf no router and just a modem and computer and ...\nIf the modem is lit up, showing data, then, you can try to reset the basic IP setting in the windows software.\n\nFirst step, power down the modem, and wait a minute or so. Then power it back on. Then follow the instructions below.\n\nGo to START, Run, and type in the word, COMMAND..  When at the black screen prompt, type in IPCONFIG  /RELEASE\nthere is a space between the first word and the forward slash\nThen type in IPCONFIG  /RENEW\nremember the space between the first word and the slash!\n\nAlso note that after each instruction, it might take a moment for the computer to resolve the command. \nOnce you are back at the prompt, Exit from the command line window. Now...\n\nSee if that works.  Try to connect to the internet. Does it work?  Yes?  NO?   Let me know.  Email me if you want with exact details and I will try to help.
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no, not by the USB ports. a wired version is you use a switch.  if you will be using a wireless version, do get the wireles router it will be a better way .
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You can only use either the USB or the Ethernet port to hook up your entire home network.\n\nFortunately, your modem will act as a DHCP server. So, you can buy a $40 switch at any office supply / electronics big-box store, hook the computers up to the switch, then hook the switch to the modem, and both PCs should be on the Internet.\n\nSee this for more info:\n\nhttp://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-NVb99sQ4RK5BVgIbxdcQdcRtfT8-?cq=1&l=16&u=20&mx=30&lmt=5&p=21
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If you have the CDs/floppies for your computer's drivers, try those.\n\nIf you don't, download off of the internet from another computer, then put it on a CD or a flash drive, then put it into the original computer that doesn't have internet.
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you may need to install the driver for the Ethernet port on your computer to work. is your Ethernet connector onboard with your motherboard? if so, contact your manufacturer of your motherboard  to get a driver, or ask them who makes the chipset on the board (mostly nvidia or ATI) \n\nif your Ethernet connector is separate or in a computer port (towards the bottom of the computer box) then the default Microsoft driver may work. \n\nOpen the control panel, then go to add new hardware. Have the computer search for recently installed hardware (trust me). It should pick up the device and ask you to install the driver that Windows has for it.\n\nor if you have a disc for that part, better yet..insert the disc and run the setup. It should then install the proper drives for you.\n\nThis Nvidia link may be of help: