External network adapter, $38.00 shipped

[turk101]

This is a good set up for hooking up to network with laptop or desktop if you have usb...easy way to hook up..and still free shipping...
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[stonerdave]

10/100 adapter...good find!

 

[pyr]

just so you know, you can get USB ethernet adapters for under 20$ usually. its not worth buying the 10/100 unless you have a 100 only hub.

 

[Xe0n]

i got mine off of @home for free

 

[Pennstate]

Actually, it's not worth buying 10/100 at all. The limit of USB is 12 Mbps. So you wo't see a difference between a 10Mbps USB NIC and a 10/100 Mbps USB NIC

 

[johnjk]

I've only got a 100 only hub, so it made sense for my laptop.

 

[RobsTV]

For laptop use it seems a little bulky and lacks BNC.
Another option is this for $25:
Trendnet PCMCIA 10Base-T Ethernet Card (TP & BNC)

Out of 6 brands I've tried, this one is the best.
Absolutely trouble free and quick installation.
And, it has both TP and BNC built in. With a laptop,
it is more important that you have connectability
to all systems, as you take the unit with you, and
never know what type of network you will encounter.
Having both BNC and TP allows you to use any network.
I use BNC for it's ease of use in my 5 PC home network.
No hubs or switches required, as well as allowing
greater distance between adaptors than TP. For desktops,
CompUSA sells DLink combo cards for $15, or $5 after
the occasional rebate.

 

[Gunbuster]

Who uses BNC anymore?

 

[JoeDaddy]

hehe...bnc...mmm those were the days. can anyone point me in the direction of a gigabit bnc NIC?

 

[RobsTV]

If your are talking 10Mbps here, as you would with USB, then why NOT BNC?
Network gaming couldn't care less which method you use, or even
if you ran 100Mbps. Won't matter in the slightest.

BNC has many advantages over TP, with greater distance,
equal speed (at 10Mbps), and less parts (no hubs or switches)
which equal less cost.

Total cost to network 3 desktop PC's including all parts.
3 NIC's w/T's $15 each, total $45.
2 sections of cable, total $10 (+/-)
Done.
2 PC's only need 2 cards and 1 cable. Done.

Plus you CAN use your combo system for LAN parties
that have either TP or BNC. Can't do that with TP
only cards. Get a TP system, and you are stuck there.
Last of all, I went with BNC because that is what
everyone was and is still using for there home networks.
Perhaps if I just started networking in the last year
I may have gone with a TP hub, but why. Why spend the
extra to buy a hub or a switch when you don't have
too? For what some places charge for a switch alone,
I can setup a complete 10 station network with all
parts included.

 

[Wik]

Lan Market has 10 base USB adapters by Accton for $10 plus shipping. Accton and SMC are basically the same brand. www.lanmarket.com

 

[Bob61]

I guess I'm just one of the few still using BNC? Works well for me for my home network. No hubs to deal with and my house is "wired" with thin ethernet cable already. I was looking for a PCMCIA card for my laptop with a BNC. As far as my needs, I don't need anything more than the BNC I have today, it's fast and reliable (and cheap!).

 

[Lord Demios]

Great Find, I was needing one for my I-Opener.

LD

 

[hatboy]

Lord Demios/TMR: USB has a maximum speed of 12 Mbps (megabits), not 12 MBps (megabytes). Since 100Mbps is greater than 12Mbps, you'll never hit 100Mbps with a USB connection. If you convert bits to bytes (divide by 8), you'll find that the maximum speed for 100Mbps ethernet is 12.5 MBps, while USB has a maximum of 1.5MBps (a pretty big difference). The reason that some USB ethernet adapters are 10/100 is for compatability with 100 only hardware.

Am I going nuts, or did you just remove what you said about this?