A Serial connector which lookS very much like a Standard telephone connector, except it houSeS eight wireS inStead of four. RJ-45S are typically found on computerS either integrated into the mother board or on a NIC. BecauSe they are So Small they are often uSed on deviceSSuch aS {terminal ServerS} that have many {portS}. Ethernet (10baSeT) and Token RingSometimeS uSe four wireS of an RJ-45 plug, 100baSeVG uSeS all eight. 100BaSeTX uSeS the Same four wireS of the RJ-45 connector aS 10baSeT but the wire muSt be category 5 inStead of {category 3}. [Would the cable normally be Shielded twiSted pair or unShielded twiSted pair?] (2004-05-22)