What Apple is offering is a 4-port 10/100 Ethernet card "4?"
Ethernet cards are required for broadband Internet connections or connecting to networks (like at a college campus), so know beforehand how you'll be connected.
Both machines only contained a single Ethernet card with only a Bootrom.
People with Ethernet cards will be able to plug in to those jacks to get the system's full high-speed experience.
The following four issues should help you to distinguish a 'network ready' machine from your average PC with an Ethernet card inside.
The company also announced price reductions on its Ethernet cards.
Selling Ethernet cards to small businesses for local area networks.
A common hard-wired network, using a 10/100 Ethernet card, can push data along at 100 megabits per second.
You will also need a wireless Ethernet card for the PC.
"These days I can get a production-level Ethernet card for about $250, and wiring is often no more than $150 per run."