Understanding Network Interface Cards; About The Officeconnect Nic - 3Com 3CSOHO100- User Manual

Understanding Network Interface Cards

A network interface card (NIC) is a printed circuit board
that plugs into a PC expansion slot in your computer to
provide a connection to a network.
Once the NIC is installed in your PC, you connect it to the
network media (cabling, such as unshielded twisted-pair
[UTP]), which in turn connects to all the devices on
the network.
About the OfficeConnect NIC
The OfficeConnect NIC is a 10/100 Mbps PCI (Peripheral
Component Interconnect) NIC. It connects your PC to a
10 Mbps Ethernet or 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet network.
Figure 2 OfficeConnect NIC
RJ-45 port
The OfficeConnect NIC backplate has three light-emitting
diodes (LEDs):
Understanding Network Interface Cards
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