theres a ethernet port but no lan , network support?

[halokid]

hi all i have a satellite 1000 s157 from toshiba...
thing is  under devices there are no problems so..
is it a possiblilty that this notebook didnt come with a ethernet capability? all i can find for drivers regaurding internet connection is a modem dial up style....Did they make some dial up inputs the same shape and size  as ethernet inputs?
i also reinstalled video sound and chipset drivers still nothing... i havent worked with notebooks before but  on my desktop i see a "network adapter" under devices but on this thing nothing of the sort.

as always any help would be appreciated:)

[freelance]

what operatinfg system r u using?

if its win xp then goto start-control panel- network connections. if there is a local area connection icon in there, then the drivers are installed. if ith has two blue monitors on the icon (youll know when u see it) then it is also enabled and all you have to do is plug and play.  if it has two greyed out monitors then you need to right click and click enable.

[Bill]

Yes, it is possible that the notebook, by itself, does not have a plugin for an ethernet cable.  My old Dell Latitude didn't come with one either.  
If you have  "dial-up" connection, it's probably a  PCMCIA  modem which is a card that slides into the side of the notebook.  PCMCIA cards also are available for ethernet connection cables.

Bill

[Norm]

The model does not have an ethernet port as per the Toshiba website specifications:

http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_outFrm.jsp?moid=148318&ct=DS&soid=638044&BV_SessionID=@@@@1368117345.1148829531@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccciaddhlkmhldmcgfkceghdgngdgmn.0

Options as mentioned are a PC card ethernet adapator, or a USB ethernet adaptor.

[halokid]

thx peeps, appreciate it...and Norm,  ithink that finalizes it :)
weird though that it has the irght size of sicket in the back.

[freelance]

mabe ure looking at the rj11 phone socket?