On Thu, 2005-06-09 at 11:35 -0700, THUFIR HAWAT wrote: > On 6/9/05, Bob Chiodini <rchiodin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thu, 2005-06-09 at 04:33 +0100, THUFIR HAWAT wrote: > > > On 6/9/05, Michael A. Peters <mpeters@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > ... > > > > Chances are slim that any pci nic won't work. > > > > > > > > > I'm looking at: > > > <http://www.eglobalonline.com/ProductDetail.asp?id=342> > > > > > > which seems to match up with: > > > <http://www.dlink.com/products/support.asp?pid=122&sec=0#drivers> > > > > > ... > > > This card seems to use the realtek 8139 chipset, as taharka points out > > in another email these should be avoided. My experience has been iffy, > > with regard to performance and autonegotiation did not work correctly > > with a d-link switch/router. > > > > I agree with taharka concerning the 3-Com cards and add that Intel > > 10/100 and 1000 cards seem well supported and perform well. > > > > One other thing to keep in mind is that vendors seem to be preserving > > model numbers while changing the specifics of the devices. We have seen > > several USB NICs with the same part/model numbers, but completely > > different chipsets. Early models were supported later models were not. > > The moral of the story is open the box and see what's in it. > > > > Bob... > > > > > > > thanks, Bob. I like the price and there does seem to be a linux > driver, at least according to D-Link (as far as I can tell). I'll see > what the merchant says. if there's a linux driver that should be > sufficient. > > -Thufir > Thufir, The driver referenced on the D-Link site is for the 2.2.x kernel. Later kernels all support the 8139 natively. Just a thought, most times you get just what you pay for. I paid $4.95 each for two 8139 cards and performance between them, over a crossover cable was dismal, but one of the boxes ran Windows, so who knows:-) Bob...
