From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Jun 14 9:51:23 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from hermes.research.kpn.com (hermes.research.kpn.com [139.63.192.8]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40E6937C225 for ; Wed, 14 Jun 2000 09:51:20 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from K.J.Koster@kpn.com) Received: from l04.research.kpn.com (l04.research.kpn.com [139.63.192.204]) by research.kpn.com (PMDF V5.2-31 #42699) with ESMTP id <01JQLQHJKVXY00034F@research.kpn.com> for freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG; Wed, 14 Jun 2000 18:51:14 +0200 Received: by l04.research.kpn.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Wed, 14 Jun 2000 18:51:12 +0100 Content-return: allowed Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 18:51:12 +0100 From: "Koster, K.J." Subject: RE: 4 x Network card To: 'Greg Scott' , Matija Matijevac Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Message-id: <59063B5B4D98D311BC0D0001FA7E4522026D7652@l04.research.kpn.com> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > > Avoid RealTek chipset cards. > I've learned the same in a very small two-pc's-sharing-a-printer network. RealTek PCI in one box, NE1000 ISA in the other. The NE1000 seemed to be unable to connect to anything. Removed the RealTek, dropped in a fl.2.50 ($1,=) fourth-hand, scratched and abused NE1000. Everything worked fine. NE1000 the lowest form of quality? Not the pre-1985 ones, for sure. :-) Kees Jan ============================================== Everyone is responsible for his own actions, and (people tend to forget this) the effect they have on others. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message