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internet from contour box
I have an explorer 4742HDC box and I need to find out how to get an Ethernet connection from it
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Tecknowhelp
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You can't. Cox doesn't use the ethernet on cable boxes. To get internet you need a modem.
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Becky
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The Ethernet port on the 4742HDC is not active. What are you trying to connect?
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kwatson
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I have an old PC with Windows 8 that I upgraded to Windows 10. For some reason the wifi no longer works. I did a lot of research and this happens sometimes. I can still get to the internet with an Ethernet connection from my main modem box and I noticed that the Contour box had an Ethernet output so I thought maybe I could get it from that.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
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Tecknowhelp
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Probably the wireless NIC drivers. What model PC or laptop is it? Might be able to dig them up on their support site.
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ChrisL
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While you're looking into the wifi driver issues as suggested you may be overthinking the Ethernet connection a bit. You can plug the Ethernet into the cable modem for wired connectivity to the Internet.
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