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			Keep it simple: network alternatives

What about those snazzy, high-end "combo" cards that pack a modem and a network adapter into a single unit? Unfortunately, it's best to avoid these cards, which are notorious for compatibility problems. Windows 95 in particular can have difficulty with them--Windows will sometimes react to the addition of the new card by renumbering your serial ports and modems so that it's difficult or impossible to use your laptop's internal modem. Worse still, the problem does not go away when you remove the card. Therefore, it's best to buy a PC Card that's just a network interface.

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