Simple network question-HELP

Not a teckie here..so help please

I had an older computer that I had to install an earthnet card to tie into
my cable modem and it worked fine. My wife had a second computer that we
wired to the Linksys router.... al worked fine. Now I have a new Dell
computer that is already set up for the network and this will be my main
computer.

MY QUESTION...--I want to set up my old computer in another room in the
house. I will run a cable from that to the router. Can I just run the cable
from the old earthnet plug on the back of the computer to the router and all
will be ok? I kow this is a simple question for many..but not to me!!

Will the earthnet card in the old computer have a problem with the new
computer that has an earthnet card already built and serves as my main comp?

TY
JACK

here is a little website that will help you with info on setting up a network.
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/net.asp

peter
"Jack" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:vd2dnd4l8KODhl_cRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Not a teckie here..so help please
>
> I had an older computer that I had to install an earthnet card to tie into my
> cable modem and it worked fine. My wife had a second computer that we wired to
> the Linksys router.... al worked fine. Now I have a new Dell computer that is
> already set up for the network and this will be my main computer.
>
> MY QUESTION...--I want to set up my old computer in another room in the house.
> I will run a cable from that to the router. Can I just run the cable from the
> old earthnet plug on the back of the computer to the router and all will be
> ok? I kow this is a simple question for many..but not to me!!
>
> Will the earthnet card in the old computer have a problem with the new
> computer that has an earthnet card already built and serves as my main comp?
>
> TY
> JACK
>

It's a good website that Peter suggested. Take a look. In short, no,
you shouldn't have any problems. Weather the Eathernet card is a built
in card or not doesn't make a difference in whether or not the network
will all function.

Paul Mak

Jack wrote:
> Not a teckie here..so help please
>
> I had an older computer that I had to install an earthnet card to tie into
> my cable modem and it worked fine. My wife had a second computer that we
> wired to the Linksys router.... al worked fine. Now I have a new Dell
> computer that is already set up for the network and this will be my main
> computer.
>
> MY QUESTION...--I want to set up my old computer in another room in the
> house. I will run a cable from that to the router. Can I just run the cable
> from the old earthnet plug on the back of the computer to the router and all
> will be ok? I kow this is a simple question for many..but not to me!!
>
> Will the earthnet card in the old computer have a problem with the new
> computer that has an earthnet card already built and serves as my main comp?
>
> TY
> JACK
>
>