Please take the time to view 4CNets and the Universities ResNet use agreement. In most cases you will need to purchase a 10BaseT Ethernet card. The residence halls use switched network equipment. Your connection would be fast Ethernet speeds through campus.
Speeds vary, there are many possible reasons if the network appears to be slow.
Since this is a shared resource with campus, if your connection is involved with high bandwidth wasting practices you may be contacted and shutoff. Copyright 1998 Sharon Hall Photography.