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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 08:35:41 -0400
From: Mikel <mikel@ocsny.com>
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the smc tx1211 (rl) works well but I don't thiunk many of the others do. you can
get them through channel for something like $20...

Phiber wrote:

> ok, well,  I came across an SMC 10/100 EZNET PCI NIC card.  It says it works
> with linux and is SCO compatible.  I plugged it in and no go.  Can someone
> please explain to me how I would set this thing up to get me on the net with
> Free BSD 4?
>
> Thanks to anyone reading this
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Matt Ayres
> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 2:23 PM
> To: Phiber
> Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: What NIC card to get?
>
> Your best bet is to get an Intel EtherExpress/Pro 100(B/+) (fxp) or 3Com
> 3c905B (xl). These are some high quality nic's and very supported. If you
> are on a budget you might want to look at a SMC Epic (tx).
>
> Thanks,
> Matt Ayres
>
> On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Phiber wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi, I recently put freeBSD on an old p166 with 16 megs of ram.  I am on a
> > cable modem, and have a home network with two win 98 machines that run
> > through the LinkSys Router.  I want to add my BSD box, but I don't know
> what
> > NIC card to get.  Will someone give me some suggestions?
> >
> >
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