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OtherwiseBank2344@alien.topB to Laptops@hardware.watchEnglish · 2 years ago

Is this an ethernet port? If so, is there a specific type of ethernet cable I need to get for it?

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Is this an ethernet port? If so, is there a specific type of ethernet cable I need to get for it?

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OtherwiseBank2344@alien.topB to Laptops@hardware.watchEnglish · 2 years ago
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  • svigent@alien.topB
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    2 years ago

    Port looks broken

    • OtherwiseBank2344@alien.topOPB
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      2 years ago

      How is it broken?

      • iBN3qk@alien.topB
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        2 years ago

        I need closure on this. Is your port working or not?

        • OtherwiseBank2344@alien.topOPB
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          idk I dont have an ethernet cable

  • minimessi20@alien.topB
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    It looks weird but it expands to fit normal Ethernet.

  • StrawberryIll5126@alien.topB
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    2 years ago

    Yes and no. Just plug it in

  • Dzimky@alien.topB
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    2 years ago

    no, the plastic on the bottom extends as you insert an ethernet cable

  • Loddio@alien.topB
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    2 years ago

    Port is called rj45, and cand do many more things than connect you to the internet

  • GamerWithGlasses@alien.topB
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    yes ethernet, it just pushes down when you plug in your cable.

  • scaryman088@alien.topB
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    That’s a normal ethernet port. There is a little flap that extends down when you plug an ethernet cord into it. Laptops do this to not make them super thick. Putting an ethernet port like this allows for a thinner laptop

  • jtriplett38@alien.topB
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    Yes, it’s an Ethernet port. It’s called a “drop jaw” port.

  • GHOST_KJB@alien.topB
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    Yes, and no. It unfolds for normal Ethernet

  • InternalNugget@alien.topB
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    Did you even try to plug a cable in? Spring loaded latch. Designed like that to fit the slim form factor of the laptop.

  • kilgoreandy@alien.topB
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    It’s a compact Ethernet port. Can find the same in slim laptops. Use a regular Ethernet cable. It will extend and open up.

  • No_Trade439@alien.topB
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    Same cable.

  • CobaltCam@alien.topB
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    Does it not have a flap that opens up?

  • v7xDm1r@alien.topB
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    Its an expanding port. They dothis to keep laptops thin.

  • electrojag@alien.topB
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    2 years ago

    Nope. It’s a collapsing rj46 jack. Just hold it open and plug up.

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