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Re: connecting laptop to SMC Barricade

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From: Rod Speed
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 20:01
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Sam <samkek1@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> I checked on the NIC and it costs $100.

Not if you get it off ebay.

> The whole laptop only cost $350 so I can't see
> this as a good option unless there is no better one.

The better one is to get the NIC off ebay.

I prefer these myself, mainly because there is no
fiddly dongle, you plug the cable straight into it.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3446708258&category=3710

Need a bit of care to get the right one tho, which laptop ?
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From: "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: connecting laptop to SMC Barricade
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