> Jeff Garzik wrote:
> >
> > Tim Fletcher wrote:
> > > I am looking to buy a few 100 or 10/100 baset nic card can can people
> > > recommend something that is reliable, supported under linux, and not
overly
> > > expensive?
> >
> > I ones I buy for the school I work at are the Netgear FA310 which are
> > listed at $16 on pricewatch.com. They are based on the tulip chipset
(they
> > now use a clone) I have had no problems with them under linux or
windows.
>
> These are crappy chips and I highly recommend that people stay away from
> them. They are the poorest of the Tulip copies, except for maybe
> Xircom's. If you look you can find better cards for around the same
> price... but don't let Taiwanese suppliers dump this NetGear garbage on
> you. It will work, but don't come to depend on it...
Can you suggest some 10/100 PCI NICs which, in your experience, are
both good and cheap?
Dan
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