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MrDwag
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_ 		8. October 2005 @ 17:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok well my computer has one ethernet card and one phone card thing. I was looking at this earlier and the two looked exactly the same size so i was thinking can i take out the phone jack card thing and put in and install a PCI network card. o by the way incase it matters my computer is a dell and its a small footprint, so basically its small and the cd drive is on its side. Because i have had previous problems with having room because of this.
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ozzy214
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_ 		8. October 2005 @ 17:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yeah thats not the problem. The phone "thingy" is your modem. If you dont require you can remove it.

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MrDwag
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_ 		8. October 2005 @ 17:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah ok well but like what im trying to accomplish is getting two ethernet cards in my pc so i can use two conenctions so if i dont use the modem can i take it out and use that slot for an ethernet card??
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ozzy214
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_ 		8. October 2005 @ 18:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sure...you can use two ethernet cards. Just you going to have to configure which one for internet access and which one for connection to another pc.:>
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epox mobo EP-9NPAJ
amd 3700+ san diego core oc to 2.50
antec true power 430 watt dual +12 volt rails @ 18 amps each
bfg geforce 6800 gt oc edition
dragon case
2 x 512 DUAL CHANNEL ELIXOR RAM
Ibm P260 dvi & vga 21 inch crt monitor 1600 x 1200 @ 85 htz Oh yeah!!
ddp
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_ 		8. October 2005 @ 18:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
did that on a network i setup for a customer. already had an onboard lan that was networked with a cnc machine & installed a wireless net card to network with his office computer & go on the net thru the wireless router. onboard card was assigned an ip address to use the cnc machine & the wireless ip was set to dynamic.
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MrDwag
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_ 		9. October 2005 @ 17:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok so I can take out my modem to acess the internet through a phone line buy a ethernet card and put it in that slot
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ozzy214
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_ 		10. October 2005 @ 02:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I didt quite catch that, but as im understanding if you dont use a phone line for fax or internet purposes, then there is no ill effects from removing it.

Now if you do need a phone use,...then find a different slot or buy a new mobo with lans already built into. They do sell mobos for under a hundred at www.newegg.com that has to ehternet ports already built into it...so there would no need for a pci lan card.

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epox mobo EP-9NPAJ
amd 3700+ san diego core oc to 2.50
antec true power 430 watt dual +12 volt rails @ 18 amps each
bfg geforce 6800 gt oc edition
dragon case
2 x 512 DUAL CHANNEL ELIXOR RAM
Ibm P260 dvi & vga 21 inch crt monitor 1600 x 1200 @ 85 htz Oh yeah!!
ddp
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_ 		10. October 2005 @ 07:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
MrDwag, can't access the internet thru the phone line using the ethernet card unless you have a dsl modem which is external. the telephone modem connectors is 4 pins while the netcard is 8 pin so not compatible.
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MrDwag
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_ 		10. October 2005 @ 11:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok Im sorry for the confusion I have one ethernet card and one modem card for the phone line. I am already using the ethernet card but I'm not using the modem card. So I want to remove the modem card and put it another ethernet card. I heard this is possible as long as they are both PCI slots. So can I do that so I can have 2 ethernet cards?
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ddp
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_ 		10. October 2005 @ 11:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you can have multiple net cards as long as different addresses. how are they going to get on the net if they are?
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MrDwag
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_ 		10. October 2005 @ 11:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I want to bridge so one will go to the router and the other one to my xbox. I'm not worried about configuring the connection or anything I just want to know can I replace the modem card with an ethernet PCI card?
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ddp
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_ 		10. October 2005 @ 12:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes you can as i've posted before. why route the xbox thru the computer when might be easier thru the router?
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MrDwag
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_ 		10. October 2005 @ 12:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
cause thats how u network bridge. You have to make your Xbox go thourgh the firewall and you can block people out and boot then ang give people host.

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ddp
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_ 		10. October 2005 @ 12:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
just asking.
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MrDwag
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_ 		10. October 2005 @ 13:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yeah sorry I wasn't trying to be mean
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ddp
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_ 		10. October 2005 @ 13:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i know.
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MrDwag
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_ 		10. October 2005 @ 13:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
OK.
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