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Date: | Sun, 20 Jun 1999 17:42:58 -0700 |
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> I bought my card last summer for the same reason. I purchased the 3Com
> Etherlink XL 3C900--TPO card. It's a PCI card, and I was told that the
PCI
> would perform better if my machine accepted it. I'm not too sure of this,
> though, so you might want to get someone else's opinion. I bought it for
a
> total of $60.68 from Comp USA. I've never had any problems setting it up
> or using it, but my University is upgrading to 100BaseT in the near
> future, so I'll now have to purchase another card if I want to take
> advantage of that. You might want to go ahead and buy a card that
supports
> both... it'll cost more, but it'll save you money in the long run. Plus
> you can use it for a cable modem in the future.
>
> Sunil
Cable modem... That's interesting. What kind of connector would I need to
have it function as a cable modem. I know 3COM has several different flavors
of their cards, each with its own variety of connector. Thanks,
Chuck Hassenplug
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