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To: Street Walker who wrote (1066)	6/4/1998 7:21:00 PM
From: Len	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

I think he's saying the network card is built into the board, like the ports are on most PII boards. Thus, the connector for the network cable is probably at or near that cluster of port connectors. Do I have it right, Howard?

To: Street Walker who wrote (1066)	6/4/1998 7:55:00 PM
From: Howard R. Hansen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

>>So if the ethernet card doesn't use an ISA or PCI slot, then what kind of ethernet card do you buy? A PCI compatible ethernet card? None. Do not buy an ethernet card if you buy an Asus P2B-L motherboard. This is the same situation as buying a new automobile with a built in CD player. There is a no need to buy a CD player separately if a new car comes with a CD player built in. Just like some new cars come with built in CD players some motherboards come with built in network capability. I hope the word ethernet isn't confusing you. I am using the words ethernet and network interchangeably in this context. Among other things ethernet specifies the type of cabling used in your network and how two computers handle conflicts when they both try to use the network at exactly the same time.