Labels:cell phone | earth | hakham | laptop | sky | stairs | stairway OCR: LANS AND WLANS 261 What if a computer doesn't have an Ethernet port? your com- puter has no Ethernet port you can purchase and install an Ethernet adapter (also called an Ethernet card or NIC) USB and PC adapters simply plug into ports on the outside of your computer's system unit. Follow the manufacturer's installation instructions to install any neces- sary device drivers. Connecting an Ethernet adapter through the USB port is poof solution for notebook or desktop computers. If you're work- ing with desktop computer, you can install an Ethernet card in PCI slot inside the computer case. For notebook computers, you can pur- FIGURE 5.19 chase and install an Ethernet adapter that slides into PC card slot Ethernet Adapters Figure 5-19 illustrates some popular network adapters Ethernet adapte ...
