From: STeve Andre' (andres_at_msu.edu)
Date: Tue Aug 01 2000 - 01:07:08 EDT
This might be a good time to ask, since we're talking about NIC's for
ThinkPad's:
Who besides Xircom makes ethernet cards with an integrated RJ-45 connector?
I have the Xircom RBE card and works at 10/100Mbits. The modem works but
isn't very good unfortunately. I might be curious about trying out other
NIC's, but
I *really* want to stay with the RJ-45 system: dongles just reek too much!
--STeve Andre'
At 10:28 PM 7/31/00 -0400, Jim Biggerstaff wrote:
>You don't mention what model Thinkpad you are using. More recent Thinkpads
>have Cardbus slots, older models have "plain" PCMCIA (also called PC-CARD)
>slots. Your manual should tell you what you have.
>
>Let me second the motion for a card with the integrated RJ-45 connector (not
>Xjack). A very desirable feature.
>
>jim
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David Reid" <dwreid_at_hiwaay.net>
>To: "ThinkPad-L" <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
>Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 9:36 PM
>Subject: TP Network cards Recomendations?
>
>
> > I need to get a NIC for my TP but not sure what to get I'm looking a the
> > following here in a pcConnection catalog but don't understand the
> > differences.
> >
> > Linksys with integrated RJ45 port
> >
> > EtherFast 10/100 Integrated PC Card 16bit
> > EtherFast 10/100 Integrated CardBus PC Card
> > EtherFast 10/100 PCMCIA PC Card 16bit
> > EtherFast 10/100 CardBus PC Card 32bit
> >
> > Perhaps the last two simply don't have the integrated connection for the
> > RJ45. Anyway, which card is desireable? I don't have a network at home
> > yet, but have a couple of work locations that I need to be able to "hook
>up"
> > to. Standard MS Windows networks.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > dave
> >
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