COMPUTER PROBLEM

[Dave Sherburne NY]

I just got an older gateway computer to use in
the shop mostly as a radio. When I tried to plug
the phone wire into it, I find the inlet on the
computer is smaller than the one from the HS
Modem. Whats the solution?? Is there an adapter? and remember your answering a 67 yr old with no computer knowledge.I tried the internet radio but that wouldn't working the garage. worked in the house alongside the computer just fine.

 

[MO Jason]

Are you sure it's a phone jack. The ethernet (wired network) connection looks just like a phone connection but it's a little bigger. Phone line jack is smaller than ethernet jack.

 

[rhouston]

your trying to plug an ethernet cable into a phone modem. RJ-45 is ethernet and RJ-11 is phone.
You need an ethernet card.

 

[paul]

$20 should get you an 'eithernet card', so the highspeed wire can be plugged in. Pretty easy to install the card in a desktop computer.

The modem card you are trying to use is for a dialup type connection.

--->Paul

 

[Janicholson]

Rhouston is correct.
A ethernet card will need to be put in your computer (probably less than $45) There is probably two or three different types of slot configurations in various (old) computers. depending on its physical size Mini case, small tower, full tower etc. Most will be PCI full height ethernet card compatible. If you are running the ethernet cable from the connection in the house near he house computer to the shop there could be a signal loss that would require an amplifier to make it work. To check this the house computer could be taken to the shop to see if it works there. if it does, then the investment in the time and parts and card installation might be worth it. If it does not, then the price will go higher to amplify the signel. A phone modem will not work for "radio over the net". The speed will not make voice or music listenable. JimN

 

[Anonymous-0]

"Ask Bob Rankin" incidentially is talking about wireless networking, this may be of interest to you.Comes up on the search engine.