Bryan Carpenter wrote: > > I'm a newbie asking for help as to which network > card to buy that will "just be seen" by a standard > Debian 2.2.17 install. I've tried a Netgear FA312 > and a Linksys LNE100TX rev. 4.1, but neither seems > to be easy to set up. I did try getting the "tulip" > driver from scyld.com, but it seems to require munging > to compile and use. I'm willing to spend money to get a > card that will either just "be seen" and set up by > the default install, or else at most need to have > one of the standard optional modules chosen that > are offered early in the Debian install. >
Personally I use 3com cards because they are supported by everything, everywhere...as I don't believe in Intel as a company, even though their nic cards are supported everywhere. :-)
When I built my last debian (potato) box, I used a 3com 3c905b (apx $30-$35 US), and compiled the support for the card as a module (the package to support this card is 3c590). It has worked from the start and has never quit on me yet :-)
The package is available in the list of nics during the install process. hope that helps some, jeff
