Sky BB and Be set up times?

[Chucky]

Dumb question here, but what is an ethernet port? According to the BE website I would need an ethernet port along with a BT landline to get BE.

[Paul K]

LAN connection on the PC. Network Interface Card or chipset interface will be required to take the connection to the PC.

[dragon]

if you don't have one you can either get a PCI card or a usb > Ethernet adaptor.


I'm guessing by the nature of the question you wouldn't be comfortable fitting a PCI based one (which would require opening up the computer to add it*) and a USB one would be better suited.


You could also get a wireless adaptor if you needed the computer to be in a different location to the router


*I'm going on the rather foolish assumption that your pc is a desktop.

Although most Modern PC's have built in ethernet (say within last 4years or so probably even older)

[Chucky]

Originally Posted by dragon

if you don't have one you can either get a PCI card or a usb > Ethernet adaptor.


I'm guessing by the nature of the question you wouldn't be comfortable fitting a PCI based one (which would require opening up the computer to add it*) and a USB one would be better suited.


You could also get a wireless adaptor if you needed the computer to be in a different location to the router


*I'm going on the rather foolish assumption that your pc is a desktop.

Although most Modern PC's have built in ethernet (say within last 4years or so probably even older)

My pc is brand new (a mate built it for me), so I should be ok then. I'll ask him about it to make sure.

Thanks for the help Paul and Dragon.

[Paul K]

If its XP just check in your network connections list for a LAN device or in Device manager for network adaptor.