>Maybe I'm searching for the holy grail here ,but what I really want to be able to do is purchase an add on that allows me to be able to plug my palm into a network hub via an RJ45 Connection so I can telnet to the IP address of my choice and work away happily.

Check these out

http://www.mission-creek.com/prod_serv/hardware/SmartCradle/SmartCradleDiagram.html
http://www.palm.com/products/enterprise/ethernet.html
http://www.twomobile.com/new_040500_conxemdock.html