I will be attending college in the fall and there is Internet access
available in my room via a TCP/IP ethernet port network. Therefore, I am now
in the market for a ethernet card. I do not know much about these cards or
networks, so I thought I would pose some questions to this adroit group. I
believe the card must be compatible with a 10BaseT ethernet connection.

1)  Which would be faster for this connection, an ISA or PCI card.
2)  Are some brands/models/features faster than others? More reliable?
3) The college reccomends using a 3COM Etherlink III 10baseT Ethernet card,
such as the 3C509 or 3C900 ethernet card. Does anyone else on this list
support this? Are there other cards out there that would do the same job for
less money?

Thank you,

Chuck Hassenplug
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