[clue-tech] BNC port

[Jed S. Baer]

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 23:08:57 -0500
Angelo Bertolli wrote:

> Someone gave me a computer that has an odd card in  it with a BNC port 
> for a coaxial cable.  What exactly is this ?  Can I connect it to cable 
> internet without a cable modem?

Heh. That's for old coax ethernet. No, you can't just plug it into your TV
cable, because it isn't really, AFAIK, ethernet. The router from the cable
company converts ethernet on the "house" side to whatever the signal is
that the cable company uses on their coax to your home.

Err, unless it's an old video capture card. You maybe oughta open up the
case and look what the card says it is.

jed
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