Broadband services have their own external modems, but connect through the Ethernet jack or a U.S.B. port instead of a telephone modem port on the computer.

Similarly, the A1's built-in Ethernet jack is supposed to let you connect to the Internet for interactive features.

With the right software, instead of just surfing the Web you can build Web sites, then upload them using the onboard Wi-Fi connection or Ethernet jack.

Ethernet lights - There is usually a light over each Ethernet jack.

A professor rolls the unit into a room, passes out the laptops and plugs the cart into an Ethernet jack.

If there's no Ethernet jack near the first player, various workarounds are available (like a Powerline adapter, which turns a power outlet into a network jack).

The only causes for pauses are the single Ethernet jack in the back, the price ($400) and the difficulty of finding a place to buy the thing.

Unless faxing is important, you can even save a few bucks by ordering a PC without a modem; school Internet accounts generally require an Ethernet jack, not a modem.

To be precise, the mini comes with an Ethernet jack, a connector for a video monitor, and one FireWire and two standard USB sockets.

The Replay trumps today's TiVo in another way, too: it has an Ethernet jack.