Ethernet question for macbook?

This is probably a really dumb question but...i need to ask it so
ok. my home does not have a wireless connection that my macbook can pick up for wireless internet. ok thats fine but i have an ethernet cord i am going to be using at college and i thought i could use it in my house...but it seems like i dont have anywhere to connect it in my house? where does it plug in? do only certain places have this connections? i just want to get on the internet so i can authorize my computer and do everything i need to do to get it ready for school

alpal08 wrote:
This is probably a really dumb question but...i need to ask it so
ok. my home does not have a wireless connection that my macbook can pick up for wireless internet. ok thats fine but i have an ethernet cord i am going to be using at college and i thought i could use it in my house...but it seems like i dont have anywhere to connect it in my house? where does it plug in? do only certain places have this connections? i just want to get on the internet so i can authorize my computer and do everything i need to do to get it ready for school
If you don't have internet access at home via some sort of service, a test run isn't going to help if you don't have anything to connect to. You can play around with things if you have a working wireless router (I actually did that before my cable internet was installed). Most people have home systems that are connected via wireless access points and/or wired switches - in order to share an internet connection. Some newer homes even come with pre-wired setups that can be connected to a ethernet switches.
At college, it sounds like you'll likely have a shared ethernet network connected to an "RJ45" outlet in your dorm room. This is pretty much similar to a home or business network.

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