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Question: What is ethernet? |
Answer: Ethernet is a type of wiring that connects computers
in a local area network together. |
Ethernet connections keep the information in the digital format (unlike
modems which convert the data to an analog signal) . Ethernet is much faster
than a regular modem. To connect to an ethernet network - you need to have
an ethernet card in your computer and an ethernet cable (and of course
an ethernet connection to plug in the other end of the cable).
Question: What are the different kind of ethernet cards that
I can get?
Answer: Currently the most widely used cards are either 10Base-T
or 100Base-T. You need to make sure what speed the network is that you
are connecting to. Most 100 Base-T cards also connect to 10 Base-T networks.
100 Base-T networks are 10 times faster than 10 Base-T networks.
Question: Can I have an ethernet connection at home?
Answer: Yes, If you want to set up a network in your house.
But you still need a wire running to the internet. Most home users find
the cost prohibitive to run this wire from their house to a server. The
main connections to the internet are still a modem or in larger cities
cable modem (see cable modem.)
Question: I thought I heard someone talk about an ethernet modem?
Answer:Yes, back a few years an ethernet modem allowed anyone
on a network (one at a time) to use the modem. This is not used a lot these
days because the modem is a bottleneck (lowest common denominator) in your
transmission time.
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