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   In those situations, the owner of the computer would be wise to install
the card himself.  I think a lot of them would be the type of people who
wouldn't want anybody from outside in their machine anyway.
   There are always going to be exceptions; my point is that they aren't
going to be an everyday issue. Our techs will call for assistance before
they get ito a computer that looks like it may have a different setup
procedure or is part of an existing network when they arrive. Servers are
off limits and most of our business customers with servers have network
support people they want working on their machines anyway; they usually take
care of the card installation since they know the existing network and how
it is set up better than anybody. CBN connects most business customers
through a router/firewall, preventing many issues with existing networks and
providing excellent security at the same time, while eliminating the
necessity of the second ethernet card.

Arthur Hagen wrote:

> "Brian" <bswindle@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:3C6E9AC8.41A0EAB4@charter.net...
> >    Installation of the NIC card and connection to the modem is
> > actually a painless process and there is no reason a cable
> > installer with basic computer knowledge shouldn't be able to
> > complete the entire job, without an additional trip being necessary.
>
> It *can* be a painless process.  It doesn't have to.  There's multiple
> things that can go wrong, including but not limited to:
> - Non-ACPI systems with IRQ allocation conflicts
> - Systems with stringent PCI latency requirements, like audio-centric
> systems with multiple sound cards (in which case your average $10 NIC is
> *not* a good idea)
> - Systems with a CNR instead of a free PCI slot
> - Systems with local non-T-base based networks
> - Systems that already are T-base connected, and where the existing
> connection Must Not Be Screwed Up.
> - Systems which only does bus mastering on certain slots
> - Systems where certain slots have priority
> - PCI 2.2 cards on a PCI 1.x system or vice versa
>
> Regards,
> --
> *Art