[Christian Engineer Mass]

A new NIC would be like $5 from ebay.

How much is your time worth to you? Even if it’s only worth $5 an hour (I hope not), I’d say it’s worth your time to just buy the card.

[corbe]

Exactly what I would recommend. Done HUNDREDS of these boxes, have a cheap 3COM NIC (Network Interface Card) that XP always has drivers for.

Dell will supply DRIVERS even though SUPPORT has been DISCONTINUED.

Yes, I read the Vanity.

[Calvin Locke]

I'd go for a USB-NIC, depending on your application, say as
temporary interface to d/l fixes to say, a NIC whose drivers are
corrupted.

It's really handy to have for a quick interface that you can delete the
reference to afterward.