Dell Computers...

The Northern Monkey

"10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN on system board..."

Does this mean i can stick an ethernet cable in a get it on the net?

Sorry i'm crap on networking stuff.

Da Mighty Chicken

bigbenj_08 wrote:

"10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN on system board..."

Does this mean i can stick an ethernet cable in a get it on the net?

Sorry i'm crap on networking stuff.

Yep, RJ45 ethernet cable from the pc to the router

Da Mighty Chicken

The 10/100/1000 just relates to the bandwidth that the network card can handle

blister pus

yes. onboard LAN is a built-in ethernet adapter on mother board

nicklouse

you have a Dell? or are looking at one?

if the latter google dell customer service.

Andy

I do believe so yes.

The Northern Monkey

yay... whats the inspiron 560 desktop like?

I really have no idea what i'm looking at here.

http://www1.euro.dell.com/uk/en/home/De ... _d005625~~

nicklouse

sorry try googling

dell customer service problems

The Northern Monkey

and windows 7 home premium 'v' professional? difference?

Da Mighty Chicken

bigbenj_08 wrote:

yay... whats the inspiron 560 desktop like?

I really have no idea what i'm looking at here.

http://www1.euro.dell.com/uk/en/home/De ... _d005625~~

In all fairness, thats a good spec for the dosh, I had a dell desktop up until last year and its was faultless, a friend has it now and its still running well. So cant complain really. I now have a custom build that I put together but wouldnt hesitate to buy a dell again if I needed to

Da Mighty Chicken

bigbenj_08 wrote:

and windows 7 home premium 'v' professional? difference?

If its like all the other professional vs home versions then all you need is the home, dont bother with the pro (normally has extra networking & security features that you'll probably not use anyway)

The Northern Monkey

nicklouse wrote:

you have a Dell? or are looking at one?

if the latter google dell customer service.

Find me a similar spec/similar price pc then? lol

blister pus

The Vostro range is a decent range for the spec / reliability ratio. I'd happily kit an office out and not worry about returns too much.

stu8975

Built your own...its pretty easy..there's not much inside them. Most of the stuff inside that will be cheap OEM stuff. How much you looking to spend?

bails87

How about:
"# Intel® CoreTM2 Quad Processor Q8300 (2.50 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB, 4 MB Cache)
# NVIDIA® GeForce® G210 DirectX® 10 graphics card with 512 MB graphics memory and D-Sub VGA, DVI and HDMI interface
# 4 GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 2 GB)
# 1 TB (1000 GB) hard disk S-ATA interface, for more than 200,000 songs or photos with 4 MB per photo or 4 MB per title
# Multiformat DVD/CD burner supports all the usual DVD/CD standards, including dual layer DVD-R and DVD+R
# Network Controller Gigabit LAN (10/100/1000 Mbit/s.) on board
# Multicard Reader for all current memory cards
# PS/2 keyboard and optical USB mouse
# Connections: Front: 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x Microphone, 1 x Headphone, 4-in-1 Memory Card Reader. Rear: 4 x USB 2.0, 2 x PS/2, 1 x LAN (RJ-45), 1 x Front line out, Subwoofer/Centre out, 1 x Rear Line out, 1 x Surround out, 1 x Line in, 1 x Microphone"

For £350.

clicky

missmarple

Da Mighty Chicken wrote:

bigbenj_08 wrote:

"10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN on system board..."

Does this mean i can stick an ethernet cable in a get it on the net?

Sorry i'm crap on networking stuff.

Yep, RJ45 ethernet cable from the pc to the router

You mean a Cat5E Cable with an RJ45 Connector! (And not a cross-over cable!)

Anonymous

i thought you were a mac type of man?

BlackSpur

sheepsteeth wrote:

i thought you were a mac type of man?

Obviously he has realised the errors of his ways!

Da Mighty Chicken

missmarple wrote:

Da Mighty Chicken wrote:

bigbenj_08 wrote:

"10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN on system board..."

Does this mean i can stick an ethernet cable in a get it on the net?

Sorry i'm crap on networking stuff.

Yep, RJ45 ethernet cable from the pc to the router

You mean a Cat5E Cable with an RJ45 Connector! (And not a cross-over cable!)

Could have a Cat 5, Cat 5E or even a Cat6 cable if you like :roll:

and yeah defo not a cross over cable

missmarple

Da Mighty Chicken wrote:

missmarple wrote:

Da Mighty Chicken wrote:

bigbenj_08 wrote:

"10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN on system board..."

Does this mean i can stick an ethernet cable in a get it on the net?

Sorry i'm crap on networking stuff.

Yep, RJ45 ethernet cable from the pc to the router

You mean a Cat5E Cable with an RJ45 Connector! (And not a cross-over cable!)

Could have a Cat 5, Cat 5E or even a Cat6 cable if you like :roll:

and yeah defo not a cross over cable

Or a Cat7. :twisted:

Da Mighty Chicken

missmarple wrote:

Da Mighty Chicken wrote:

missmarple wrote:

Da Mighty Chicken wrote:

bigbenj_08 wrote:

"10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN on system board..."

Does this mean i can stick an ethernet cable in a get it on the net?

Sorry i'm crap on networking stuff.

Yep, RJ45 ethernet cable from the pc to the router

You mean a Cat5E Cable with an RJ45 Connector! (And not a cross-over cable!)

Could have a Cat 5, Cat 5E or even a Cat6 cable if you like :roll:

and yeah defo not a cross over cable

Or a Cat7. :twisted:

hee hee

The Northern Monkey

BlackSpur wrote:

sheepsteeth wrote:

i thought you were a mac type of man?

Obviously he has realised the errors of his ways!

Its not for me. Sick of me dad moaning about his pc being crap(which it is).

missmarple

Da Mighty Chicken wrote:

missmarple wrote:

Da Mighty Chicken wrote:

missmarple wrote:

Da Mighty Chicken wrote:

bigbenj_08 wrote:

"10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN on system board..."

Does this mean i can stick an ethernet cable in a get it on the net?

Sorry i'm crap on networking stuff.

Yep, RJ45 ethernet cable from the pc to the router

You mean a Cat5E Cable with an RJ45 Connector! (And not a cross-over cable!)

Could have a Cat 5, Cat 5E or even a Cat6 cable if you like :roll:

and yeah defo not a cross over cable

Or a Cat7. :twisted:

hee hee

Or even Cat7a! Sorry to disrupt, do go on. :oops: