FYI, it is possible to get broadband connections with RJ-45 presentation, rather than USB
Yup, they've asked for RJ45 instead.
Furthermore, check with the broadband provider if you can host the specific services you need on their network. I would guess they block port 80 (for web servers) at a minimum.
Turns out they're ditching that idea anyhoo, it's just going to be a Debian based *internal* fileserver, and a router for the broadband conn.
As a side note, I have in my grubby little hands, an 18GB SCSI Hard drive and an Adaptec AHA-2940U2W SCSI card, only the connector on the HD doesn't seem to fit any of the cables we have. It's about 2 1/4 inches wide (5.5cm), and very thin. It's wider than a normal High Density Male 68 pin. Does anyone recognise this kind of connection? We have no documentation (hell, we don't even know where it came from) and it's not the normal kind of connector I'm used to!
:-/
Ricardo