Apple Power Macintosh 4400 - Manual (Page 76)

Network type
Find out what kind of network you will be connecting to. Depending on the
kind of network, you choose among several different kinds of cards that use
different cables:
m thin or thick coaxial (“coax”) cable, also called 10Base-2
m 10Base-T (twisted pair) cable
m fiber-optic media or other standard Ethernet cable
For example, if you know that your Ethernet network uses 10Base-T cables,
and you want to use your communication slot for a modem card, you would
purchase a 10Base-T Ethernet card that fits in a PCI slot.
Media adapters
You can connect directly to an Ethernet network using a 10Base-T twisted-pair
cable. However, to connect your computer to an Ethernet network using
coaxial cables, you need one of the following Ethernet media adapters:
m Apple Ethernet Thin Coax Transceiver
m Apple Ethernet AUI Adapter
See your Apple-authorized dealer for more information on Apple Ethernet
media adapters.
Connecting to a twisted-pair Ethernet network
Follow this procedure to connect your Macintosh to an Ethernet network that
uses twisted-pair cable. (You can’t connect to an Ethernet network until you’ve
installed an Ethernet card. See the information at the beginning of this
section, “Connecting to An Ethernet Network.”) The hardware connection
requires a twisted-pair patch cord with an RJ-45 telephone-style connector.
You plug the patch cord into a wall plate that is connected to the centralized
10Base-T Ethernet hardware.
Note: Be careful not to plug a regular telephone cable into your RJ-45
connector. Although it works very differently, an RJ-45 connector looks very
similar to a standard telephone cable. Also, the connectors at the ends of the
cables will fit into both telephone and twisted-pair Ethernet ports. Make sure
you are using an RJ-45 connector cable.
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