 | | From: | BIGEYE | | Subject: | ADSL Hardware for laptop? | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 23:12:24 -0000 |
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 | Poor student friend of mine had her laptop connected to phoneline via a USB
ADSL modem. The telephone extension cable was running across floor and her
sister tripped over it. The end result is the laptop USB port got damaged.
Now she can't afford to fix/repair the USB port.
What hardware does she need (ADSL modem/card) for the laptop to get up and
running again. She only has PCMCIA slots available. She tried with one of
those PCMCIA to USB cards and had no success.
I was thinking along the lines of a PCMCIA Ethernet card if such a thing
exists and a new wired ADSL modem connected to the Ethernet card.
Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Cost is a limitation.
FWIW her ISP is Plusnet.
TIA
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| | From: | JB | | Subject: | Re: ADSL Hardware for laptop? | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 23:45:25 -0000 |
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"BIGEYE" wrote in message
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> Poor student friend of mine had her laptop connected to phoneline via a
> USB ADSL modem. The telephone extension cable was running across floor and
> her sister tripped over it. The end result is the laptop USB port got
> damaged. Now she can't afford to fix/repair the USB port.
> What hardware does she need (ADSL modem/card) for the laptop to get up and
> running again. She only has PCMCIA slots available. She tried with one of
> those PCMCIA to USB cards and had no success.
> I was thinking along the lines of a PCMCIA Ethernet card if such a thing
> exists and a new wired ADSL modem connected to the Ethernet card.
> Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Cost is a limitation.
> FWIW her ISP is Plusnet.
> TIA
>
If you're going to go for a new ADSL modem you should go wireless. Then it
won't happen again! I'd try Maplin or something like that for cheap
solution.
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| | From: | Brenty | | Subject: | Re: ADSL Hardware for laptop? | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 23:45:25 -0000 |
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| best option to solve this would be a wireless adsl router and PCMCIA card
but this may be out of her budget but would solve the cable tripping :) and
it also means she could be connected anywhere in her student digs.. Also
would let her share the adsl and split the bill with housemates if she has
any...
> Poor student friend of mine had her laptop connected to phoneline via a
USB
> ADSL modem. The telephone extension cable was running across floor and her
> sister tripped over it. The end result is the laptop USB port got damaged.
> Now she can't afford to fix/repair the USB port.
> What hardware does she need (ADSL modem/card) for the laptop to get up and
> running again. She only has PCMCIA slots available. She tried with one of
> those PCMCIA to USB cards and had no success.
> I was thinking along the lines of a PCMCIA Ethernet card if such a thing
> exists and a new wired ADSL modem connected to the Ethernet card.
> Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Cost is a limitation.
> FWIW her ISP is Plusnet.
> TIA
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| | From: | Toolman Tim | | Subject: | Re: ADSL Hardware for laptop? | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 15:24:01 -0800 |
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"BIGEYE" wrote in message
news:41f42f57$0$55242$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...
| Poor student friend of mine had her laptop connected to phoneline via a
USB
| ADSL modem. The telephone extension cable was running across floor and her
| sister tripped over it. The end result is the laptop USB port got damaged.
| Now she can't afford to fix/repair the USB port.
| What hardware does she need (ADSL modem/card) for the laptop to get up and
| running again. She only has PCMCIA slots available. She tried with one of
| those PCMCIA to USB cards and had no success.
| I was thinking along the lines of a PCMCIA Ethernet card if such a thing
| exists and a new wired ADSL modem connected to the Ethernet card.
| Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Cost is a limitation.
| FWIW her ISP is Plusnet.
| TIA
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If the ADSL modem has ethernet out, that's the better option anyway. Get an
ethernet PC card - I've bought them for less than $20 after shipping. If the
modem doesn't, they that may need to be replaced too. One other thing -
'throw rug' ... put it over the wire so it's no longer a trip hazard
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