12.25.2. Connection Methods
Almost all recent laptops are equipped with a built-in network card. This chapter shows some methods to connect older laptops without internal network cards.
12.25.2.1. PCMCIA Network Card
If your laptop supports PCMCIA this is the easiest and fastest way to get network support. Make sure your card is supported before buying one.
12.25.2.2. Serial Null Modem Cable
Probably the cheapest way to connect your laptop to another computer, but quite slow. You may use PPP or SLIP to start the connection.
12.25.2.3. Parallel Port NIC (Pocket Adaptor)
Accton Pocket Ethernet and Linux This ethernet adaptor uses a parallel port and delivers approximately 110k Bytes/s throughput for those notebooks that do not have PCMCIA slots.
12.25.2.4. Parallel "Null" Modem Cable
Offers more speed than a serial connection. Some laptops use chipsets that will not work with PLIP. Please see PLIP-HOWTO for details.
12.25.2.5. Docking Station NIC
I don't have experience with a NIC in a docking station yet.
* License
