Or, better still, get a wireless access point / router with three or four wired RJ-45 ethernet jacks. I would expect Cheryl's new Thinkpad has builtin 802.11b. On Fri, 16 Aug 2002, Thomas Ward wrote: > Hi. No you won't need a second either net card if you have one on > yourdesktop already. Merely find a network hub with enough ports so your > portible can hook up to the network when necessary. > I am assuming your notebook like most now days has a nic already installed. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org