>> Ipswitch refuses to admit it, but their software should come with a
>> Hardware  Compatibility  List.  Imail is simply not compatible with
>> certain Intel NICs (as well as Imail and many Gbit NICs).

> You  mean  that  the manufacturer of your NIC should have a software
> compatibility  guide.  If it causes a BSOD, their drivers have a bug
> in them.

While  I  see  the  ethical  imperative for the second suggestion, the
first  is  tons  more  practical given the number of permutations. The
bigger  question  is whether publishing a NIC HCL would be good or bad
for  business.  I  think  it  would be very good, as it shows that the
vendor's labs are thorough.

For  a  comparative  study, I have an eSafe installation in pilot at a
client  and  discovered  some  instability  today.  Speaking  with  an
engineer  revealed  that  their explicit prohibition (as in a product-
won't-install-at-all-if-bad-NIC-manufacturer-detected prohibition!) of
RealTek  and D-Link cards (both obvious) also applied to the SMC which
I had stuck in the box and which apparently uses a similar chipset per
their research. Went with a dual-port Intel and all seems well...so to
each product its own.

--Sandy


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