HP Jetdirect 280m 802.11b Wireless Print Server - Manual (Page 15)

Network Basics
NETWORKS
DETAIL
Computer
connections
For twisted-pair
LANs: A desktop
computer connects to a
twisted-pair LAN through
a network interface card
(NIC) that resides in a
slot in the computer, or
through a similar
interface built in to the
computer itself. The RJ-
45 plug of the network
cable plugs into an RJ-45
jack on the card or in the
computer. A portable
computer may have a
built-in connection using
an RJ-45 jack, or it may
use a PC card that inserts
into a PC card slot in the
computer. (Some PC
cards take up two slots
and have room for an RJ-
45 jack that is integral
with the card; others take
up only a single slot but
require a short cable that
provides the RJ-45 jack.)
For thin coaxial
LANs: A desktop
computer typically
connects to a thin coaxial
LAN through a network
interface card (NIC) ;
built-in BNC connections
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