What the crud is this wire for?!

[ADE]

Ok this came with my Ethernet card. But what in the world is it????

Any ideas?
Yes I know, there horrible picture I dont have time nor money to get a new Digital camra. Please try to make out of what it looks like.

 

[Motoxrdude]

Wow, i cant even make out what that is. Try and turn up the shutter speed and hold the camera still.

 

[Geoff]

It looks like a "wake up on lan" cable, which will turn your computer on or resume form standby if there is lan activity, so I hear.

 

[SirKenin]

That's exactly what it is. Don't bother with it.

 

[Burgerbob]

That's exactly what it is. Don't bother with it.

Unless you do WUOL, which is doubtful.

 

[Arm_Pit]

OMEGA is right. Its for wakeonlan.

 

[SirKenin]

Unless you do WUOL, which is doubtful.

Not to mention that a lot of boards don't support that feature.

 

[ADE]

Hay does anyone make a PCI Ethernet card that works separate from the CPU? That way the CPU doesn't do the work? I thought there was one like that. Just don't know which one it is.

 

[bilbus]

intel does and they are 300$-$1000

I beleve the 10gb Copper NICs have this builtin.

 

[ADE]

My gosh, your right! They are a fortune!!!

 

[ADE]

Say how about this one. It says it will take some of the work lood of the CPU. Should it try this one????
http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=0&pid=123

 

[SirKenin]

I hate Dlink NICs personally. Installing drivers for them is often a pain in the nuts. I recommend a 3Com myself.

 

[ADE]

I recommend a 3Com myself.

Whats a 3Com? PLuse looking aside from installing drivers (I only use D-Link so I'm used to it) Does the product itself seem like one I should get? (looking for a card that doent use CPU power as much) I dont care about installing drivers I been there done that tons of times. Is the NIC or what ever it is a good one for reducing CPU levels when using internet?

 

[SirKenin]

That PARTICULAR one I haven't used. I still have nightmares about the 530..

I know for sure that the 3com (that's a company that makes networking products) takes the load off the CPU. I really hope you consider one. You pay more for it but you get what you pay for, believe me. They're awesome.

 

[Geoff]

Hay does anyone make a PCI Ethernet card that works separate from the CPU? That way the CPU doesn't do the work? I thought there was one like that. Just don't know which one it is.

http://www.killernic.com/KillerNic/

It's the world's first "Gaming NIC".

 

[ADE]

Can I get the name of the actual NIC it self? I cant seem to find the name.

 

[ADE]

I have and am using the 530 and got it to work on the first day. What happond with you? And do you own one of them bad boys? (excuse the weird termanaligy) but Wow. Those are amazing and a bank buster....It'll just be one of those things that I'll never be able to get ...untill I can get a job

 

[SirKenin]

I'm talking about one of these:

http://www.directron.com/3com3c10pciw.html

You don't need one of those crazy things. lol

 

[ADE]

do you mean I dont need the killer, or the one you had before? and still do you own the killer?

 

[SirKenin]

I mean you don't need that stupid looking thing, all you need is the NIC I pointed to in that link.