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Help connecting Windows NT to the Internet

Started by sithpigeon , Nov 02 2007 08:58 PM

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sithpigeon

Posted 02 November 2007 - 08:58 PM

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I am very new to networking computers and was wondering if you could connect an old computer running Windows NT to the Internet via DSL. I already have three computers connected to the network that run XP and they work just by plugging in the cable. Any information on how to do this or what is needed would be great. Thanks in advance.

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pip22

Posted 03 November 2007 - 08:48 AM

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The critical component is the network card in the PC (this has the ethernet port on it) as this requires a driver for Windows to recognise it. The router/modem into which you plug the network card does not need a driver. So the bottom line is, if Windows NT can recognise that a network card is present and it's listed as such in Device Manager, you should only need to plug that PC into your router to get a connection, just as you do with Windows XP.