At 02:12 PM 3/23/99 -0500, Denis Voitenko wrote:
>I am trying to build a small (and cheap) LAN at home that would run a Linux
>box and a Win client. Other 1-2 machines and maybe a printer would be
>expected in near future. Could someone advice on good network cards that
>would be supported by Linux (RedHat 5.2) and I would not have problems with
>on a Win client? Also, some advisory on a hub would be appreciated.
Hi Denis,
The brand of the card is not as important as the chipset. The number one
chipset on the market for Linux seems to be the Digital 21040 or Tulip
chipset. This card will be auto-detected on installation. If you are
installing the card after the fact, just use the Tulip driver. Various
manufacturers use this chipset. I use the Acer ALN-310U 10/100 card which
is quite inexpensive. I have never had a problem with one of these cards in
Linux or any flavour of Windows. I have read some complaints about drivers
and the speed of 3Com cards from people in the Linux world but have never
used one myself so I cannot say one way or the other. In any case, the Acer
cards are less than half the price so it should not be a difficult choice.
As for hubs, I have not found one that would not work. They are all pretty
much the same at the low end. For your home office, it is unlikely that you
will need a 100M/s hub so a hub with five 10BT ports and a BNC will do the
trick. The Acer, OvisLink, and a bunch of other Taiwanese manufacturers all
have hubs of this type for around $50.
Regards,
Clifford Ilkay
Dinamis Corporation
3266 Yonge Street, Suite 1419
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M4N 3P6
Voice/Fax: 416-410-3326
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