Vista - Switching FIOS from desktop to laptop

All,

My apologies if this topic doesn't really belong here. Everyone here is so helpful and knowledgeable I thought I'd ask.

I have FIOS connected to my desktop. Sometimes I bring my laptop home from work and I wanted to know if I can just plug my laptop into the jack I use for my desktop to download work and then return it back to my desktop. Is it as simple as this or do I need to contact Verizon.

Thanks. Again my apologies if this doesn't really belong here

Meltie

meltie

If its a standard ethernet cable from verizons box to your computer you should be able to simply move the cable. You will have to re-boot your computer to get an IP.

If its not ethernet, if its a specialized verizon cable we need to know before we can tell you for sure


hope this helps and welcome to vistax64

Ken

Hey Ken,

As far as I know, it's just a standard cable (it's a CAT 5E cable).

I'll give it a try and see what happens.

Thanks

Meltie

should be fine. reboot PC for IP and maybe what ever verizon is using for a modem/router (only if necessary)

You will be fine


Ken

Ken, it worked! Thanks much.

Question: I have two computers in my office and I have a device that switches between them so I don't have to have two jacks. Do you know what this is? I thought it was called a "spliter"? And . . . can a non-technical person like myself just go to Best Buy to get one and then just plug it in or is there more to it than that?

Thanks again
Meltie

If there is a box its probably a switch or router. I there is just a cable with one plug on one side and two on the other thats a splitter. switches are better and relatively inexpensive.

Let me know if you need more info

Ken

edit for pics

splitterhttp://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/546546-REG/Linksys_POES5_5V_Power_Over_Ethernet.html

switch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_switch

It's appears to be a switch. It has one input on one side and five slots on the opposite like the photo. So I can just go to the store and get one and then just plug it in? No fancy configuration or anything needed? I won't have the other computer always plugged in so I won't need to monitor necessarily as the article talks about. It's just for when I come back from a business trip or site visit and need to download from the office.

Any thoughts on what I should get?

Thanks
Meltie

melti

any decent mfr like linksys, belkin, dlink. switches dont have many (if any) configuration options. I dont know what speed your computer nis's are but if your nic's are gigabit then you eant to get a gigabit switch if you transfer files between computers alot. if not a 10/100 will do fine. they are plug and play

let me know if you need help

ken

Ken,

Not sure how fast - I'll find out. I'll probably pick one up this week. Might need to touch back with you if that's okay.

Thanks for the help

Meltie

thats what we are here for. If i dont get back to your next post PM me. Im doing dbl duty on win 7 and here so i might miss it

ken