Apple Power Macintosh 4400 - Manual (Page 84)

m If your Ethernet card uses a PCI slot, follow the instructions in “Installing
a PCI Card” in the section “Installing an Expansion Card” in Chapter 10,
and the instructions that came with the card.
m If your Ethernet card uses the communication slot (often referred to as an
Apple Ethernet Comm II card or a CS II card), follow the instructions for
removing the modem card and installing the Ethernet card in “Installing a
Communication Card” in the section “Installing an Expansion Card” in
Chapter 10 and the instructions that came with the card.
Network type
Find out what kind of network you will be connecting to (your network
administrator should be able to provide this information). Depending on the
kind of network, you will choose among cards that use one of these types
of cables:
m thin or thick coaxial (or “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 continue to use your communication slot for the internal
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.
WARNING Do not connect cables to the back of your computer when the
power is on, or you may damage your system.
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