To connect to SST's DSL service, your computer must be equipped with an Ethernet Network Interface Card, or NIC.  Determine if your computer has a NIC installed by reading the instructions below.  If your computer does not have a NIC, you will need to have one installed.  You must verify that you have a NIC before initiating DSL service.     

The NIC provides an Ethernet jack on the back of your computer. You can check to see if you have an Ethernet jack either one of two ways.
Method 1: Look on your computer to see if you have an Ethernet (RJ 45) jack.
Method 2: Check the hardware profile of your computer.

Method 1: Look to see if you have an Ethernet (RJ 45) jack
Generally, your Ethernet jack is found at the back of your computer where other cables plug into your machine. As you can see from the pictures below, an Ethernet (RJ 45) jack is wider than a telephone (RJ 11) jack.


 
Shown above are an Ethernet jack on the back of a computer and an Ethernet jack on a NIC that has not yet been installed in a computer.  If you are still not certain after looking at the jack, try the second method, which is to check the hardware profile of your computer.

Method 2: Check the hardware profile of your computer

On Windows 95, 98 or Me computers:
Step 1: Click on the Start button. Under Settings, select Control Panel.

Step 2: Click on the System icon.

Step 3: Click on the Device Manager tab.

Step 4: Double click on Network Adapters.

Step 5: If you have a line that has the word Ethernet under Network Adapters, you have a NIC installed that should have an Ethernet jack.

On Windows 2000 computers:
Step 1: Click on the Start button. Under Settings, choose Network and Dial Up Connections.

Step 2: Click on Network Identification on the left side of the screen.

Step 3: Click on the Hardware tab.

Step 4: Click on Device Manager.

Step 5: Double click on Network Adapters.

Step 6: If you have a line that has the word Ethernet under Network Adapters, you have a NIC installed that should have an Ethernet jack.

On Windows XP computers:
Step 1: Click on the Start button. Choose My Computer.

Step 2: Click on View System Information.

Step 3: Click on the Hardware tab.