Re: NIC Cards...is there any difference between them?
Make that a third... kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: Second the Linksys 10/100 endorsement. On Fri, May 12, 2000 at 07:38:46PM -0500, KULISHdotCOM wrote: I haven't used those cards in months... I switched to linksys 10/100... can get them for 15 bucks US and they work flawlessly. All my 8139s have been donated to the local landfill. -Original Message- From: Jason Gunthorpe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 7:31 PM To: Chris Mason Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: RE: NIC Cards...is there any difference between them? On Fri, 12 May 2000, Chris Mason wrote: Aahhh! That's why my realtek cards are not being installed when I boot from cold. In the trash with them. Have you tried the rtl8139too driver? These cards are nice and cheap, perfect for workstations.. Jason -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null -- Karsten M. Self kmself@ix.netcom.com http:/www.netcom.com/~kmself What part of Gestalt don't you understand? http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ GPG fingerprint: F932 8B25 5FDD 2528 D595 DC61 3847 889F 55F2 B9B0 -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: NIC Cards...is there any difference between them?
well, for money´s worth, get 3com 509 (if you can spend 50$+). run in most of our workstations, not a single problem in 2 years now. for a home-machine I´d prefer somewhat tulip-based, seen at 20$+, and the driver is aged by now ;-), my linksys 10/100 has its peculiarities... just my 2 (euro-) cents worth, rw On Mon, 15 May 2000 12:10:04 CDT, Keith G. Murphy writes: Make that a third... kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: Second the Linksys 10/100 endorsement. On Fri, May 12, 2000 at 07:38:46PM -0500, KULISHdotCOM wrote: I switched to linksys 10/100... can get them for 15 bucks US and they work flawlessly. All my 8139s have been donated to the local landfill. -- / Robert Waldner [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Phone: +43 1 89933 0 Fax x533 \ \KPNQwest/AT tech staff| Diefenbachg. 35 A-1150 Wien /
Re: NIC Cards...is there any difference between them?
Second the Linksys 10/100 endorsement. On Fri, May 12, 2000 at 07:38:46PM -0500, KULISHdotCOM wrote: I haven't used those cards in months... I switched to linksys 10/100... can get them for 15 bucks US and they work flawlessly. All my 8139s have been donated to the local landfill. -Original Message- From: Jason Gunthorpe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 7:31 PM To: Chris Mason Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: RE: NIC Cards...is there any difference between them? On Fri, 12 May 2000, Chris Mason wrote: Aahhh! That's why my realtek cards are not being installed when I boot from cold. In the trash with them. Have you tried the rtl8139too driver? These cards are nice and cheap, perfect for workstations.. Jason -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null -- Karsten M. Self kmself@ix.netcom.com http:/www.netcom.com/~kmself What part of Gestalt don't you understand? http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ GPG fingerprint: F932 8B25 5FDD 2528 D595 DC61 3847 889F 55F2 B9B0
Re: NIC Cards...is there any difference between them?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, KULISHdotCOM [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I agree, avoid the $10 types. I bought 5 realtek 8139 type cards for 6 bucks a piece. I've also got 6 of them floating around, plus two in another location. It semi-regularly fails in an Alpha, but we were told that the Alpha motherboard was particularly choosy about the cards it accepted[1]. Other than that, I've had the cards running flawlessly for about a year... ...Until very recently. Now one of the cards in my router fails occasionally. It only happens when there's significant load on the network (usually at 0:45 when the backup occurs). I've just written a wee script to bounce the card[2] if it fails, so it never bothers me. I'll have to try the driver that Jason suggested ... Do you have a URL for it? [1] Something about timing issues. [2] ifdown eth1; sleep 1; ifup eth1 - -- Graeme. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Life's not fair, I reply. But the root password helps. - BOFH -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE5HVhvPjGH3lNt65URAtRRAKCgvNbPijgyNYVpwzbHsOLtlol1jACfTaxN 777XV8awGsYmeAMIDyfzW0Q= =suvv -END PGP SIGNATURE-
RE: NIC Cards...is there any difference between them?
On 12-May-2000 Ron Stordahl wrote: 10Base-T RJ45 PCI Network Cards some in an incredible range of prices from 10 bucks up. Is it possible that the only significant difference is the brand name? some cards only send even numbered packets (yes I am serious). Some cards are so cheap we do not know what chips are on them or how to control them. Read the list of supported hardware, buy something that sounds like that. Most of us avoid the 10 dollar cards.
RE: NIC Cards...is there any difference between them?
I agree, avoid the $10 types. I bought 5 realtek 8139 type cards for 6 bucks a piece. Everything seemed kosher, they even ran with the Linux drivers fine Until you had an unscheduled reboot due to power loss. Then they would forget who they were and what they were supposed to do. Didn't hurt the cards any... installed them in other machines, including windows NT and they worked fine until. -Original Message- From: Sean 'Shaleh' Perry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 5:59 PM To: Ron Stordahl Cc: Debian User List Subject: RE: NIC Cards...is there any difference between them? On 12-May-2000 Ron Stordahl wrote: 10Base-T RJ45 PCI Network Cards some in an incredible range of prices from 10 bucks up. Is it possible that the only significant difference is the brand name? some cards only send even numbered packets (yes I am serious). Some cards are so cheap we do not know what chips are on them or how to control them. Read the list of supported hardware, buy something that sounds like that. Most of us avoid the 10 dollar cards. -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
RE: NIC Cards...is there any difference between them?
Aahhh! That's why my realtek cards are not being installed when I boot from cold. In the trash with them. Chris Mason Box 340, The Valley, Anguilla, British West Indies Tel: 264 497 5670 Fax: 264 497 8463 USA Fax (561) 382-7771 Take a virtual tour of the island http://net.ai/ The Anguilla Guide Find out more about NetConcepts www.netconcepts.ai bwz*mq -Original Message- From: KULISHdotCOM [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 7:11 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: RE: NIC Cards...is there any difference between them? I agree, avoid the $10 types. I bought 5 realtek 8139 type cards for 6 bucks a piece. Everything seemed kosher, they even ran with the Linux drivers fine Until you had an unscheduled reboot due to power loss. Then they would forget who they were and what they were supposed to do. Didn't hurt the cards any... installed them in other machines, including windows NT and they worked fine until. -Original Message- From: Sean 'Shaleh' Perry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 5:59 PM To: Ron Stordahl Cc: Debian User List Subject: RE: NIC Cards...is there any difference between them? On 12-May-2000 Ron Stordahl wrote: 10Base-T RJ45 PCI Network Cards some in an incredible range of prices from 10 bucks up. Is it possible that the only significant difference is the brand name? some cards only send even numbered packets (yes I am serious). Some cards are so cheap we do not know what chips are on them or how to control them. Read the list of supported hardware, buy something that sounds like that. Most of us avoid the 10 dollar cards. -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
RE: NIC Cards...is there any difference between them?
On Fri, 12 May 2000, Chris Mason wrote: Aahhh! That's why my realtek cards are not being installed when I boot from cold. In the trash with them. Have you tried the rtl8139too driver? These cards are nice and cheap, perfect for workstations.. Jason
RE: NIC Cards...is there any difference between them?
I haven't used those cards in months... I switched to linksys 10/100... can get them for 15 bucks US and they work flawlessly. All my 8139s have been donated to the local landfill. -Original Message- From: Jason Gunthorpe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 7:31 PM To: Chris Mason Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: RE: NIC Cards...is there any difference between them? On Fri, 12 May 2000, Chris Mason wrote: Aahhh! That's why my realtek cards are not being installed when I boot from cold. In the trash with them. Have you tried the rtl8139too driver? These cards are nice and cheap, perfect for workstations.. Jason -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: NIC Cards...is there any difference between them?
I got my rtl8139 for free ($15 - $15 rebate). It's worked great for about 6 months - no exceptions. -- Brian J. Stults Doctoral Candidate Department of Sociology University at Albany - SUNY Phone: (518) 442-4652 Fax: (518) 442-4936 Web: www.albany.edu/~bs7452
