On Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at 11:01 AM, Garrett Power wrote:
>
> I am waiting to get a 2000. Will I need the dongle to connect it to my pc?
Yes, you will need the dongle and the cable. Both originally shipped with
the 2x00, but since you will have to buy second hand it may pay to ask
about them when you buy.
> I
> know I wont need it when I connect it to my mac by irda or enthernet. But
> I
> need to connect it to the pc to install the packages so I can use the
> network card. Also the site at computer-show.com has a 3com ethernet card.
> Is that compatible. As it says its Etherlink III Parallel Tasking PCMCIA
> Adapter 10Mbps.
>
I have 3com 3c589C and 3c589D cards both working fine for my system. There
are lots of cards you can use, but support is by no means universal, so you
should check out the model number of your card here before you buy one.
Kim Howe
khowe_at_omninet.net.au
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