What is a Ethernet adaptors on very old Toshiba laptop

I recently acquired a very old Tosiba laptop from a friend.
My daughter wishes to use it for her iPod and has tried to install a Tiscali Broadband connection on it, and was told she didn't have an Ethernet Adaptor.
Neither of us know what an Ethernet adaptor is, nor where to get it or what to do with it!
Could anybody help us with this?

Hi
The Ethernet adaptor means either the LAN card or the WLan card.
In your case it could be a LAN card.
Could you please post the notebooks name?
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