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Using your duo dock on an ethertalk network – Apple PowerBook Duo Dock (including Duo Dock Plus) User Manual

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The Duo Dock Plus comes with a built-in Apple EtherTalk port. You can also
purchase and install an EtherTalk network card in your Duo Dock. If you
have a Duo Dock Plus, or have installed an EtherTalk network card, you can
use the dock to connect to Ethernet networks to access a variety of
networking capabilities. Ethernet is a widely used communication standard
that supports very high transmission speeds for information.

With Ethernet, you can

m gain access to information on other computers
m allow access to information on your own PowerBook
m print documents on network printers
m link your programs to programs on other computers and share the features

between those programs

m update files over the network automatically
m designate specific information on your PowerBook as “shared files” that

other users can access over the network

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Using Your Duo Dock
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