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Sarlok
06-21-2002, 02:09 PM
Hey,

I've got a Dell Inspiron 2500 notebook, and it has an Ethernet adaptor, but the network running through out hose (sadly) is coaxial. Is there some sort of adapter I can get to connect a Coaxial cable to an ethernet phone-style plugin (It's name I have since forgotton)?

Thanks.
Midknyte
06-21-2002, 03:37 PM
It might be easier/safer to just get a hub with coax and RJ45 connectors. If you just have an adapter and you disconnect it from the coax line, you might bring down the entire network. Since you have a laptop, it would be assumed that you would be disconnecting it from time to time.

http://www.pcconnection.com/scripts/productdetail.asp?product_id=120322
Sterling_Aug
06-21-2002, 07:27 PM
Coax networks use BNC twist on connectors and are called Thin-Net networks (since it is thinner than regular TV cable dimensions).

I have never seen an adapter to go from BNC to RJ-45. Many desktop network adapters have built in BNC and RJ-45 connections, so it may be easier to rewire the home network than to mess with the laptop.