- Extra Connector on Network Adapter
- Posted by Roby on June 28th, 2003
I just installed a pair of 10/100 Mbps adapters to make it easy to
swap files between two machines. They came with a three-wire cable
(about 30cm long) that connects to the pc board. The very sparse
instruction sheet doesn't mention the cable and I have no idea what
it's for.
They are made by Gigafast and use the RealTek RTL8139/810X chip.
Anybody know what the cable is for?
Thanks!
Roby
- Posted by Martin on June 28th, 2003
"Roby" <null@null.net> wrote in message
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Sounds like an extra feature connector - Wake On LAN maybe?
Martin.
- Posted by Wheat Muncher on June 28th, 2003
Roby enlightened us all with these words of wisdom:
WOL (wake on LAN).
- Posted by kony on June 28th, 2003
On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 21:36:17 +0100, "Martin" <mpearman@totalise.co.uk>
wrote:
Yes, wake on lan (WOL). Many modern boards don't need this feature if
the BIOS is set correctly to wake from that device, will work without
the cable.
Dave
