yes you can plug a ethernet cable into a laptop!
All you need is an ethernet input on your laptop and a ethernet cable. Run the cable from the router output to the laptop input. Most wireless routers also include ethernet outputs in the back of the router. The laptop should discover the connection
the ethernet adapter driver is not installed
yes
Ethernet cable or a special usb cable A-B
Just connect the Ethernet cable (RJ-45 crossover) to the laptop .Then you will get the connection.
You connect an old laptop to broadband just like a new laptop, using the Ethernet port. If the computer doesn't have an Ethernet port, then you will have to purchase an adapter.
Step 1. Unplug ethernet wire from desktop computer. Step 2. Plug the ethernet wire you just removed into your laptop's ethernet port. Step 3. When finished browsing the internet or when portability is desired, disconnect the ethernet cable from laptop and return to the port on the desktop.
IF the printer has an Ethernet port then yes.
If you ever plan to connect your laptop to a wired network, you will need an ethernet adapter. If you never plan to plug it in to a network or if you will always use wireless, an ethernet adapter is not necessary.
By using a programming terminal / pc/laptop with development software. For a control logix family of AB make PLC, install RSlogix5000 software on a laptop and connect to plc on its suitable port, say Ethernet.
Yes, it is possible to have two ethernet ports on a laptop. While there is no laptop that I am aware of that comes with two, you can still add a second device. Ethernet adapters come in both PC Card and USB varieties, so assuming you have a free USB port or PC Card slot you can simply plug one in. In this configuration, you can use the onboard network adapter, and the USB/PC Card adapter at the same time.