Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: PCI ethernet cards | From | (Scott Laird) | Date | Thu, 20 Mar 1997 06:20:10 -0800 |
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In message <Pine.LNX.3.95q.970319203529.3456A-100000@jcoy.tucson.az>, "Jeff Coy Jr." writes: >I've seen posts about problems with the 3com PCI cards, but I havn't seen >any posts about cards that are well supported and working. > >I have a Super P6DNE motherboard, and with only 3 ISA slots I _need_ to >move some cards to PCI, but since all I'm interested in running is linux, >I want to be sure that it works before I shell out the bucks.
Personally, I like Kingston's PCI Ethernet cards. NECX sells the 10 Mbit models for $42 (10base-T only) and $51 (combo). They're based on Digital's 21041 ("tulip") PCI Ethernet chip, just like most of SMC's PCI cards, and they work well with Linux. Plus, I've seen FTP between a pair of these cards at over 1120k/sec before. Fast enough?
>I have seen 26$ ne2k clones that are stictly plug-n-pray, if these work >I'd be happy with that. But if I have to go high end, that's ok too.
The NE2000 should be dead and buried. Let it die in peace.
Scott
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