Posts Tagged ‘internet modem’

How do I split or distribute the ethernet output from my cable modem?

I want to hardwire an internet radio and the modem has only one ethernet output which provides internet to my PC. Can I split or run the ethernet into a hub or distributor?

How to connect to the internet through ethernet through a laptop with wireless connection?

I have a laptop connected to the internet through a wireless modem and a desktop. I want to use the wireless connection that the laptop is receiving and connect the desktop to the internet through an ethernet cable between the two computers.

Both computers are running Windows XP Pro SP3.
Edit: I have a crossover cable.

What the difference between network card and broadband modem?

Why I must go through modem to connect to the internet?
Can I connect to internet just by network card?

If modem is like a converter, then what about network card? Does the network card need to convert digital signal to analog before send the data down to the cable? When the other end of the cable is connect to the modem, what happen there? Again another signal convertion by modem?