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Appendix D
If You Purchase Additional Equipment
This chapter contains information that is useful only if you purchase
m an Ethernet card
m a second monitor
Connecting to an Ethernet network
This section contains information only for people whose computers are
connected to other computers through a local area network. A local area
network enables computers to communicate with each other—for example, in
businesses, it is what enables more than one computer to share a printer and
access documents on a central, shared server.
Note: Using a modem is not the same as being connected to a local area
network. If you have an internal modem and the appropriate software that
makes use of it, you already have access to online services. You do not need
an Ethernet card unless you need to connect your computer to other
computers in an Ethernet network.
If you buy and install an Ethernet card, you can connect your Macintosh to
an existing high-speed Ethernet network that uses thin coaxial cables,
10BASE-T twisted pair cables, thick coaxial cables, or other standard cables.
To install an Ethernet card, follow the instructions in “Installing a
Communication Card” in Appendix B.
Read this appendix only if you
purchased an Ethernet card or a
second monitor .