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C
HAPTER
2: I
NSTALLING
AND
C
ONNECTING THE
NIC
The following table shows the cable requirements and
maximum network cable lengths for the RJ-45 port.
To connect the RJ-45 port:
1 Plug the RJ-45 connector on the twisted-pair network
cable into the RJ-45 port on the NIC backplate.
2 Connect the other end of the network cable to an
active network port.
The next step is to install the network driver.
Go to
Chapter 3
, “
Installing NIC Software in Windows
,”
or
Chapter 4
, “
Installing the NetWare Client and
Server Drivers
.”
Network
Environment
Cable Required
Maximum
Cable Length
10 Mbps
(10BASE-T)
Category 3, 4, or 5
unshielded twisted-pair
100 m (328 ft)
100 Mbps
(100BASE-TX)
Category 5 unshielded
twisted-pair
100 m (328 ft)
TX D
ata
ACT
10
100
L
N
K
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