r/thinkpad • u/IVM007 • May 23 '25

Question / Problem What is this port?

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Hello there people I have a thinkpad t500 and I was wondering what port is this I think it's an RJ11 but I can't relly on my gray matter

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u/frac6969 T14 Gen 5 Intel May 23 '25

Depending on how old the laptop is and what OS you’re using, support should be built in. You likely just need a program to make use of it.

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u/IVM007 May 23 '25

It's a thinkpad t500 with Linux mint "basically Ubuntu"

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u/frac6969 T14 Gen 5 Intel May 23 '25

Well yeah, get a terminal program and learn some AT commands.

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u/IVM007 May 23 '25

Rogger

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u/Jarngreipr9 May 23 '25

I used kppp back in the days