Adsl v ethernet

[JayT16]

Hi all

Just moved into new office block. We are in a building with multi offices of different companies. We have the usual office power strip with phone line n broadband from it. If I wanted to connect my laptop to the broadband do I need an adsl or ethernet cable. There is not router or modem just the power strip.

Thanks
J

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[CSHTech]

It sounds as though you just have the cabling installed - you need to check with the landlord whether or not they include broadband with your particular tenancy contract.

What is more likely is that you'll need to set up a broadband account with a company, who will then supply you with a router. You'll then have the choice of wireless or wired connection.

Hope this helps.

Chris

 

[NetwiseHosting]

Hi John,

Could you post a photo of this 'power-strip' as normally you would either be presented with a BT Master Socket which would have their logo on or an Ethernet socket which may look similar to this: http://www.bzangygroink.co.uk/images/2009/wallplate.jpg

Either way, the building owners should be able to confirm what is and what's not included from a communications point of view.
All the best,

Matthew

 

[gavco98uk]

You cannot connect a laptop directly to broadband - you need a modem to manage the broadband connection.

You need to buy either an ADSL Modem, or ADSL Router. An ADSL Modem will manage the broadband connection, and connect to your PC, either by USB or Ethernet. Alternatively you can buy an ADSL Router, these will have a built in ADSL Modem to manage the broadband connection, while also managing a Local Area Network (LAN), which you can then connect one or more laptops/desktops to. Depending on your needs, you may also wish to go for a Wireless ADSL Router, that way you do not need a physical cable connected between the laptop and the router.

With an ADSL Modem, you can only connect a single computer to the broadband, while an ADSL Router will allow multiple devices to connect to the broadband.

This is of course assuming that the port on the wall is a standard phone socket with an active broadband connection. It may well be a LAN port, with broadband managed at a building level, in which case you can connect directly to it with an ethernet cable, as there will already be a shared ADSL modem/router located elsewhere.