3Com Ethernet AUI cable - 5 m

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

...think it is so. The 3Com 905B Combo 10/100MBit PCI Overview. This card is of excellent design. It is produced by 3com who are one of the market innovators in Network Technology. You can gaurantee it is going to be very high quality and last you for as long as your computer will. With its vast array of network port choices, you can be assured it will be adaptable to almost any environment. Compatibility. This card is PCI slot fitting. This means that it fits into the WHITE expansion slots inside your machine. Almost all PC's built in the last 5 or 6 years will have PCI slots. Best way to make sure is to open up your PC case. If you are unsure about this, consult a local shop. The slot will be towards the rear of the machine and on the motherboard. Installation. Simply open up your computer (with the power off) and find a vacant slot... Read review

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Advantages: Reliable
Disadvantages: None

...Reliable and easy to use cable - a must for anyone making a home network or even a business network. Although Belkin have released a few inferior products in the past, this cable brings thenm right back up again. Category 5 cable such as this is the highest-quality UTP Cable. It is tested at 100MHz, allowing it to run high-speed protocols such as 100Mbps Ethernet and CDDI. Category 5 Cable also uses either 22 or 24 AWG unshielded twisted-pair wire and impedance of 100ohms. It connects with RJ45 connectors (avaiable cheaply) RJ-45 connectors look a bit like a standard phone connector but are twice as wide (with eight wires). RJ-45s are used for hooking up computers to local area Networks (LANs) or for phones with lots of lines.... Read review

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Advantages: Simple, effective, great value
Disadvantages: none

...Background = Myself and my fellow student housemates picked up this router from amazon.co.uk (cheapest price we could find after considerable research) for £41 one week ago. We wanted to share my 150kbps ntl broadband access amongst our 3 PCs and 1 Apple iMac. Setup Setuping up shared internet access really couldnt be easier than with this Linksys unit. Simply reset your cable modem, connect it to the router, power up the router, reset the router and connect your separate computers. The router comes with a short length of ethernet cable to connect it to your cable modem. N.B. It is important to use the correct RJ45 Cat5 ethernet cable. We tried to use a ethernet 'crossover' cable for one PC and it doesnt work. Purchasing another correct cable solved this. Even though we all use different operating systems (Windows XP... Read review

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