Asus P4B533-V has onboard LAN or not?

[intrigue]

Does the Asus P4B533-V have an onboard network card or not? The Asus website says that it has "Intel® 82562ET PHY (optional) " and all other websites also say it is optional - what exactly does this mean?

 

[Odeen]

It means that the board can be manufactured with the PHY or without it.

_my_ P4B533-V from atacom.com has onboard LAN. It's an Intel chip, which is a better quality device than the Realtek 8100 chip, due to lower CPU utilization.

 

[KenNashua]

Mine from essential.com has onboard lan as well.