Ethernet?

[Calbrit]

Excuse the basic question but having been just a 5mx/Mako user and also having read a lot of posts on the above relating to Netbooks/Series 7 's please can someone advise what the benefits are of having an Ethernet card. I thought these were just used for company networking - is there another use?

[MikeMcC]

I thought these were just used for company networking - is there another use? Yes - home networking :)

If you have more than one PC and want to transfer large files between them, sync files, share printers and so on, you'll soon realise how useful a network is! Extending this to include a Psion would also be useful, despite having to convert between incompatible file formats.

[Steve Moore]

also, and possibly most usefully, you'll be able to use an ADSL connection

[Calbrit]

Thanks. we do inded have a number of computers at home . Is the setting up of a network something best left for the more expert computer users or a relatively straight forward DIY job?

[MikeMcC]

Is the setting up of a network something best left for the more expert computer users or a relatively straight forward DIY job? After you have done it the first time, it is very simple, but there are a couple of things you do need to get right. If you want instructions, email me from my website and I will let you have the details.