3Com Ethernet AUI cable - 2 m

Advantages: Fast and reliable and loads of network choice..
Disadvantages: Expensive

.... Push the card firmly into the slot without damaging it. Screw in the little retaining bolt and reassemble your case. Turn on the power and your computer should automatically detect the new hardware. Follow the onscreen instructions and insert the drivers in to the CD rom when prompted. Features. These are endless and really do allow it to be used with nearly all technologies. Firstly, the 3 main network technologies are catered for at the back of the card. This allows you to connect your PC to either BNC, AUI or the more modern RJ45 type networks. Sounds confusing? Well hopefully this will explain. The older style networks relied on Co-axial cables to carry information. It looks like a TV aerial lead and only carried data at up to 10mbps. This type of network is catered for and can be connected to the long round socket on the back... Read review

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Advantages: Constant connection and completely wireless
Disadvantages: None found yet

...I'll try to keep this simple without too much technical jargon. I was able to connect this unit directly to my cable modem and connect 2 PC's to the internet. There is also the possibilty that I can connect my Xbox to this unit with an ethernet cable. I play a lot of online games and have not experienced any disruption in the signal. This is due to MIMO, which sends 2 signals instead of one. To take advantage of MIMO you must have MIMO compatible wireless ethernet cards in your PC(s)/Laptop these cost a bit more but are worth the extra expense. The corresponding D-Link cards are DWL-G520M. You will need one wireless ethernet card per PC/laptop you are connecting Installation of the router is simple, although if you are not aux fait with computers get some assistance with installing the ethernet cards.... Read review

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Advantages: Simple, dual speed, small size
Disadvantages: Only 5 ports (?)

...Not much to say about this really. I bought this for a pound (!) on Ebay to connect to my router giving me 4 more ethernet ports to connect stuff to my network. That's all it does, gives you more connection; there's no firewall, DCHP, nothing, but then that's all in my router. Its 5 autosensing ports (Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45)automatically detect the speed of the attached device to maximize network performance - with a data transfer rate of up to 100 Mbps. It really was a "plug-and-play" installation with no configuration needed, it connected straight into my network - I didn't even ned to read the manual ! The auto-sensing feature means that you can plug the "in" cable into any socket - another 3Com switch I have has a specific "in" port. It's nice and small (Weight 0.6 kg, Height 4.2 cm, depth 13.5 cm, Width 22.8 cm... Read review

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