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Article #26Re: connecting laptop to SMC Barricade
From: Sam
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 02:30
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 02:30
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Thaks for the tip. I will give it a shot "Sooky Grumper" <sookygrumper@fishies_.com> wrote in message news:3fda4869$1@quokka.wn.com.au... > Sam wrote: > > what is a NIC? > > Network Interface Card. I had a laptop here a few weeks ago that I > needed to connect to my network and it didn't have an ethernet port, but > it did have USB. I went to my friendly neighbourhood computer shop and > bought a USB network card, installed the drivers and such, and away I > went. The usb network card cost $59. > > > > > "Sooky Grumper" <sookygrumper@fishies_.com> wrote in message > > news:3fd9fa6e@quokka.wn.com.au... > > > >>Sam wrote: > >> > >>>I have a SMC Barricade SMC7004ABR broadband router that works perfectly > > > > with > > > >>>my PCs. > >>> > >>>I am wondering if there is any way to connect this to my laptop that > > > > does > > > >>>not have a network card. It has USB and COM ports. > >>> > >>> > >> > >>Buy a $50 usb NIC? > >> > >>-- > >>spammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > spammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10d683,b52b9a8980dceb89 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d683,public X-Google-Thread: f42b5,b52b9a8980dceb89 X-Google-Attributes: gidf42b5,public X-Google-Thread: 106af9,b52b9a8980dceb89 X-Google-Attributes: gid106af9,public X-Google-Thread: 108c83,b52b9a8980dceb89 X-Google-Attributes: gid108c83,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-12-12 19:29:11 PST From: "Sam" <samkek1@hotmail.com> Newsgroups: alt.comp.networking.routers,alt.computer,aus.computers,aus.computers.ibm-pc References: <3fd9b38f$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au> <3fd9fa6e@quokka.wn.com.au> <3fda28ea$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au> <3fda4869$1@quokka.wn.com.au> Subject: Re: connecting laptop to SMC Barricade Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 13:30:35 +1100 Lines: 48 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 220.244.16.250 Message-ID: <3fda79cc$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au> X-Original-Trace: 13 Dec 2003 13:30:36 +1100, 220.244.16.250 NNTP-Posting-Host: dnews.tpgi.com.au X-Trace: news-syd 1071282867 dnews.tpgi.com.au (12 Dec 2003 21:34:27 -0500) Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!newsfeed2.dallas1.level3.net!news.level3.com!news-out.visi.com!petbe.visi.com!newsfeed.gamma.ru!Gamma.RU!news-peer-west.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-syd!dnews.tpgi.com.au!tpg.com.au!not-for-mail