Hello, I am setting up a Debian system as a firewall so I will need to buy a network cards. Which network cards have you had good luck with? What should I look for and stay away from?
In looking in a catalog I have seen network cards from Intel, 3COM, SMC, Allied Telesyn, NetGear, and Samsung. Are there any mfg's I should stay away from? the system I am going to use has a built-in network card on the motherboard. This is a DELL Pent 133 system we purchased a few years ago. I have one free PCI slot on this computer, so I have two choices. 1. But 1 PCI card and use the motherboard network card. 2. Buy 2 ISA cards and just ignore the motherboard network card. Which option would be the easiest to install? Thanks, Doug Thistlethwaite
