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The integrated 10/100-megabit per second (Mbps) 3Com PCI 3C905b-TX Ethernet
NIC provides all the functions of a separate network expansion card and supports
both the 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX Ethernet standards.

The NIC includes a Wakeup On LAN feature that enables the computer to be started
up by a special local area network (LAN) signal from a server management console.
Wakeup On LAN provides remote computer setup, software downloading and instal-
lation, file updates, and asset tracking after hours and on weekends when LAN traffic
is typically at a minimum.

The NIC connector on the computer’s back panel has the following indicators (see
Figure 4-1):

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A yellow activity indicator flashes when the system is transmitting or receiving
network data. (A high volume of network traffic may make this indicator appear to
be in a steady “on” state.)

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A green

link integrity indicator lights up when there is a good connection

between the network and the NIC. When the green indicator is off, the computer
is not detecting a physical connection to the network

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Your computer’s NIC connector (an RJ45 connector located on the back panel) is
designed for attaching an unshielded twisted pair (UTP) Ethernet cable. Press one end
of the UTP cable into the NIC connector until the cable snaps securely into place.

keyboard
connector

mouse
connector

serial port 2
connector

USB
connectors (2)

parallel port
connector

NIC connector

video connector

activity indicator

link integrity
indicator

serial port 1
connector

microphone jack

line-out jack

line-in jack

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