Which type of LAN adapter do I need?

numpty_99 | 17:11 Fri 18th Aug 2006 | Technology

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Hi, new here, hope you can help. I'm trying to connect to the Internet via my laptop and a wireless broadband router. My laptop doesn't have the built-in drive so I need to buy an adapter. How do I find out whether the port on my laptop supports a PCI or PCMCIA adapter?

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dodgyshirt

A laptop uses PCMCIA although you have the alternative of a USB adaptor also

fo3nix

It's not PCI: PCI is the port in larger desktop machines.

PCMCIA, or cardbus, is the one at the side about 5mm high, and about as wide as a credit card.

Or you can just get a USB dongle if you have a spare USB port, like this one:
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/63002

numpty_99

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Thanks, both, for explaining to a technophobe!

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