For those who have been trying to explore a move from Linux to Solaris, "the" most frustrating problem (plse note I didn't say "one of . . .") is the inability to make NIC work under Solaris. Sun's developers seem determined to exclude ALL of those drivers for NICs that are embedded in AMD-based motherboards. (Strangely enough, most OpenSolaris-derivatives, including NexentaOS and BeleniX, have no problem with those cheap/free but essentially ubiquitous NICs.)
This week, CompUSA has Netgear FA311 NIC on sale for $4.99 (after rebate). Listed at the very end of the Solaris HCL, it works flawlessly with Solaris10u2 and SE44. If you are serious about convincing your friend(s) to give Solaris a try, you may want to grab a box this week, as you will never know when it may become handy. Believe me, it MAKES A LOT OF DIFFERENCE to be able to browse the web and talk to other PCs. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
