We have had nothing but good luck from our 10/100baset realtek cards, and
they're only $6.50 a pop from computer123.com. Look for part number
ETENL832TX.
On Fri, 16 Jun 2000, Thomas Angst wrote:
> What about RealTek chipsets?
> are they crappy too?
>
> Thomas
>
> > 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...
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> >
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