On Mon, May 27, 2024 at 05:09:02PM -0400, Paul M Foster wrote: > (WHY aren't new houses wired with Cat5/6/7?) Because to the average person, "Internet access" equals "wifi". They use the terms interchangeably. Also, some recent model laptops no longer have an ethernet port. If you want to connect to a physical network, you need to buy a USB ethernet adapter.