Overview
A network
interface card (NIC) is an investment
that will pay off in convenience
during your residency at the
University. This fast ethernet
NIC will allow you to connect your
personal computer directly to the
University network from your room in
any residence hall or townhouse,
giving you 24-hour-a-day superfast
connectivity to our network services
and the internet - free of charge.
No tying up phone lines, no busy
signals, no waiting for dial-up, and many
times faster data transfer than
you could get over a modem.
Vendors
Currently,
network interface cards (NIC) - for
both laptops and desktops - can be
purchased at Philadelphia
University's bookstore. Please
contact the store directly for
pricing by calling
215-951-2717.
In
addition, the University also has a
special arrangement for students to
purchase Intel NICs for Win95
systems at a competitive price from
Computition. Please contact
the vendor directly for current
pricing by calling (570) 523-3373
and/or to place order with any major
credit card. You must
identify yourself as a student at
Philadelphia University to qualify
for this pricing.
A
quick survey of mail order sources
reveals that the Asante card sells
in a range from $50-$130 for PCI
slots and $230-$240 for NuBUS slots.
One catalog vendor that will sell
these cards at academic pricing for
students is MacZone. Please
contact the vendor directly for
current pricing by calling (800)
454-3686 or by clicking
here.
NICs for PCs
You must have a PC running
Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 or XP with a minimum
of 16MB of RAM.
The
Office of Information Technology recommends
either of two fast ethernet NICs (for
PCI or ISA slots, depending on your
computer):
- Intel EtherExpress PRO/100
- 3Com Fast EtherLink 100BaseTX
NICs for MACs
You must have a PowerPC
Macintosh running OS 7.5.3 or better,
with a minimum of 16MB of RAM.
OIT recommends this fast ethernet NIC
(for PCI or NuBUS slots, depending on
your computer):
Finding Help
If you have any
difficulty with this document, send
email to HelpDesk@PhilaU.edu
or call the Technology Help Desk at
x4648 (4OIT).
