Hardware Requirements for a ResNet Ethernet Connection You must have a 10Base-T Ethernet network interface for your computer. Some computers have them built in whereas some require you to install a network interface card (NIC) seperately. Detailed information on recommended NICs and vendors for the Apple Macintosh and IBM-compatible PCs is available below. (Hopkins ITS will allow students with other types of computers, or non-recommended Ethernet interfaces to obtain a ResNet Ethernet connection, but can provide neither hardware or software support for them.)
IBM-compatible PCs:  You need to determine whether your Ethernet interface card will occupy an ISA bus slot, PCI bus slot, EISA bus slot, or PCMCIA (a.k.a. PC Card for 16-bit or CardBus for 32-bit) slot. Please consult your PC owner's manual to find out the type of expansion card capability your PC offers. Most desktop PCs will accomodate ISA Ethernet cards; most notebook computers will accomodate PC Card Ethernet cards. If you are buying a new PC, verify with the retailer or manufacturer that the computer supports networking using an Ethernet card. Some manufacturers have declared "home multimedia systems" to be unsupported for Ethernet networking. Do not trust advertising assertions that the computers are "Internet ready;" this could mean they support Dial-Up networking only, not Ethernet networking.
Apple Macs:   Your computer model may offer "built-in Ethernet" with an "AAUI port" (as in Power Macintoshes). In such cases, you will need an "10 Base-T Ethernet transceiver." For other Macs, such as Performas, Mac LCs, and Mac IIs, you may need an Ethernet interface card. Such cards come in different versions for the NuBus slot, PDS (processor direct slot), or Mac Communications Slot (some LCs, Quadra, and Performa). Other Macs require an external Ethernet device. Consult your Mac dealer, Mac owner's manual, or Hopkins ITS's Microcomputing Support Group if you are unsure on what to buy. new! Go to Apple Spec - Online to check if your Mac is ethernet ready! | 
