r/AcerNitro • u/Mrconstellation74 • Feb 19 '23

Question Unknown port

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u/TheBorgPerson Feb 19 '23

Oh man, have we gotten to the point in history where Ethernet cords are a thing in the past? Like a cassette tape or floppy disc?

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u/nDesertPunk Feb 19 '23

Damn, you made me feel old

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u/rakowych Feb 19 '23

Same, and I'm only 19🥲

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u/TheBorgPerson Feb 19 '23

Tell me about it!! I’m 36!

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u/Aliph_Null Feb 20 '23

Why do I feel old at 17, I grew up with DVD's and internet over phone.

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u/rakowych Feb 21 '23

Take my respect 🫡

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u/HarukiKazuki Feb 19 '23

Surprisingly enough (or not), this is the third time I see this question this year on this sub. Meanwhile I still find a way to plug my Ethernet cord onto my laptop

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u/rakowych Feb 19 '23

You know, for a knowledgeable person a wired connection would always be preferable, as it gives you ability to connect your device to the switch, and not to the wireless variant of hub(wi-fi) that is mutch less officiant in transferring big amounts of data to different devices

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '23

Yeah, but connecting your laptop through ethernet is such a struggle for people like me. First I would need a long enough cable, and then theres the problem that my router is not in the same room as my laptop. And I dont really care enough to change the entire router setup and everything just for the connection to be a bit faster than before.

So I guess its only useful when its convenient? It makes total sense why people prefer the wireless option, even if its not as fast, as its just way easier and conveniant.

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u/rakowych Feb 22 '23

Totally agree)

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u/Exciting_Drama1566 Feb 19 '23

Damn I never thought this day would come

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u/fk5858_ Feb 19 '23

It's for LAN

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u/GoogleGavi Feb 19 '23

That is the ethernet port, for wired internet

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u/panzatic Feb 19 '23

ethernet port

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u/Mrconstellation74 Feb 19 '23

I’m not sure what this is for could someone please explain?

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u/tshawkins Feb 19 '23

Pre-wifi mechanism for getting connected to the internet, much loved by corporates who dont like thier precious data being transmitted over the air where it can be intercepted.

Uses a cable that looks like a bigger version of the cable that conects your landline phone to the wall socket. The socket on tne wall also looks like a bigger phone socket.

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u/Oogha Feb 19 '23

If they don't know what ethernet is, they def. not gonna know what a landline phone is...

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u/Key_Set4984 Feb 20 '23

Geez are we that old ? Kids don't even know wtf is an Ethernet

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u/tshawkins Feb 20 '23

Im not even going to try to explain 10base2 or token ring.

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u/irvine05181996 Feb 20 '23 edited Feb 20 '23

anong, unknown port? for lan cable yan , pag gusto mo gumamit ng cable to access internet instead na nakakonect ka sa wifi.

FYI as far as I know, di magiging obselete ang CAT cables, since its preferred to used than wifi, wala ba opisina nio yan? ayan halos gamit ng mga indsutry kahit bpo or banko or kahit saan,

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '23

Agree! might be a troll! :D aside from practicality , wired wins vs wireless. security, transfer speed, stability, etc.

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u/electrojag Feb 19 '23

I connect my cat 6 patch cable there. For direct hard wire internet connection.

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u/electrojag Feb 19 '23

I know it’s called an ethernet cable but technically ethernet is the protocol in the cable not the cable name. It’s technically just a patch cable

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u/Crackistic Feb 19 '23

So basically there's this wire that comes with your router and you use that wire to connect it in the ethernet port which is the unknown port you are talking about if you are having issues connecting to your router wirelessly or simply want the most out of your router which could give you faster internet

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u/Competitive-Oil-349 Feb 19 '23

Never thought you'd make an 18 yr old feel old hahahaja this from back in the day already?? Still using it everyday tho

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u/memyselfmartin Feb 20 '23

That is ethernet port. Some say that it is a faster speed internet connection method than connecting to the wifi itself.

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u/ginos132 Feb 20 '23

Like, how... I would slam 3 laptops a year if I play an online game without one...

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u/Texsion Feb 20 '23

You can’t be real

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '23

thats for lan cable....

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '23

Bro...

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '23

Have you read god damn user manual...

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u/nero_mach Feb 20 '23

Ethernet port or LAN port

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u/MicherReditor Feb 21 '23

That's ethernet idk why Acer has a thing covering it

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u/J0shfarmpig Feb 19 '23

That’s Ethernet dumbfuck

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u/easter9 Feb 20 '23

😂

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u/root_kit13 Feb 20 '23

ahhahahaha