Yzzerdd
Veteran Member
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I think you're missing the point: that is NOT an "ethernet port," it is an RJ-45 which was used for both ethernet AND token ring networks; a 2-prong AC plug does not mean a kettle is a toaster. Token ring networks could also use the bipolar IBM connector, just as ethernet nets could also use coax BNC connectors (which is probably what you mean by a "dual-mode" card).
Yes, I was confused. I thought a token ring card meant that it had a coax(BNC?) connector on the back. I now realize it can be token ring AND still use the modern day RJ-45, but that means nothing. As you said about the power plug, an RJ-45 type connector does not mean it is a standard ethernet card. It just means it uses a standard wire, with different internals.
--Jack