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30 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING AND CONNECTING 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)
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