Connnecting to Vista internet without an ethernet?

[m52]

Hello!

I got my first MBA (and my first Mac ever) today, so I'm pretty clueless about what's going on. I don't have a router, but I do have a ton of ethernet cables and a USB cable. My Windows Vista Home Basic connects with an ethernet cable to black Westell box for a DSL connection, which I'm hoping to connect my MBA to. Would anyone know how to do so, especially since my USB cable is a bit weird: http://networkcable-tester.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/usb-cable.jpg

Thanks in advance!

 

[Gav2k]

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No that won't work. You need either a wifi router or a USB Ethernet adapter

 

[brand]

No that won't work. You need either a wifi router or a USB Ethernet adapter

A ThunderBolt Cinema Display would also work.

 

[m52]

Thanks for your help, guys! I'll get the ethernet/USB converter soon.

 

[SDub90]

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Does your pc have wifi? If so you can bridge its Ethernet connection and set it up as an access point. Don't know the exact steps for vista, though.

 

[accessoriesguy]

A ThunderBolt Cinema Display would also work.

serious? the cinema display has ethernet connectivity/modem?

 

[ZBoater]

serious? the cinema display has ethernet connectivity/modem?

The THUNDERBOLT Cinema display has a Thunderbolt connector that gives the MBA some Firewire, USB, AND Ethernet connectors on the display itself.

It is however very expensive ($1000) if all you need is ethernet ($29 dongle).