> 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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