Subject: Re: Ethernet card suggestions?
From: Nathan A. McQuillen (nmlists@steaky.dhs.org)
Date: Tue Sep 05 2000 - 11:20:35 MDT
Joe,
Farallon card is working fine for me, with precompiled kernels. I'm not
sure what the chip is but it's got an Intel (c) 1997 sticker -- a bit
older card I think. At any rate, it works fine with no weirdness or need
for kernel modification. (Netatalk works beautifully too.)
- N.
On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Joe Rice wrote:
> Hello -
>
> Wondering if I might get suggestions for solid PCI 100B-T ethernet
> cards to use in a 9500 running YDL 1.2 (with Paulus's 2.2.15pre19
> kernel) which is running netatalk, among other things.
>
> I had a couple RealTek 8139 based cards around which I tried (an SMC
> an a MacSense) and both of those were extremely shaky when Appletalk
> was running, complaining of oversized ethernet frames and then
> ceasing to respond altogether. The latest rtl8139 driver didn't fix
> it, and I'm ready to go get something which I can count on being
> reliable out of the box. (the internal 10B-T on the 9500 has been
> rock solid)
>
> What's been working for people?
>
> Thanks
> Joe
>
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