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internet connectionis the internet connection in any accomodations wireless or do you have to bring wires?? im to lazy to buy wires over there since I have no clue where to buy them since I'm an international student. So is it smart to bring a wire just in case or do you need one at all to connect to the internet?? Also how fast is the internet connection in the university??
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Re: internet connectionIf you have a laptop which is quite recent it should have it already. But you can get a USB adaptor (which works for both laptops and desktops), or buy a small card (laptop). Or you can install a Wifi card in your desktop machine (it's easy to install, and much better than USB).
To use it, it's dead simple. Your laptop will pickup the network, and you'll just need to enter your University login. -
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Re: internet connectionWireless may or may not be accessible from your campus accommodation as the hotspots are placed around the main buildings (maths, library, etc). You will need to either bring (or buy) an ethernet patch cable - you shouldn't need a length longer than 3m, and that's probably excessive. Note: the connector is not a phone connector; it's an RJ-45 plug.
If you forget to bring one, LazerLizard sell them on campus (next to the downstairs Union entrance where all the banks are). Just be prepared to pay a little extra. -
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Re: internet connectionOoh so that's where they moved it...(Original post by davem7)
If you forget to bring one, LazerLizard sell them on campus (next to the downstairs Union entrance where all the banks are). Just be prepared to pay a little extra. -
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Re: internet connectionAn Ethernet cable looks similar to a phone cable, but the ends are wider. Instead of having a phone socket in your room, you will have a network socket.
So you will plug one end of your RJ45 network cable (which you will have to buy) into your laptop or computer's network hole and the other in the wall.
No USB cables, just an RJ45 cable. Not the cable you used for dialup 2 years ago, an RJ45 network cable. -
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Re: internet connectionAn RJ45 Ethernet Patch cable is what you want.
Note: NOT crossover cable - although these are rare in shops.
The link to argos is the right thing, but you really shouldn't be paying £10 for one. I used to have a 300m reel of wire but now it's all used around the house. I'm tempted to get another now so I can make people wires for like £1 or something
EDIT: Hmm, I was sitting on that page for a while - 2 new replies since I first pressed the reply button!Last edited by cdpuk; 05-09-2006 at 23:47. -
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Re: internet connectionGet one of these
Or better, the day you move in, go to LazarLizard next to costcutter, on campus, and get one from there.
) or you buy something and stick it in a usb port on your computer. I think thats pretty much it isnt it?
