Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 01:15:11 -0800 (PST) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> To: saxonww@ufl.edu (Will Saxon) Cc: mi@kot.ne.mediaone.net (Mikhail Teterin), stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: good network card (xl0 packet dropping) Message-ID: <200002190915.BAA52357@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002180034310.371-100000@localhost> from Will Saxon at "Feb 18, 2000 00:38:39 am"
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> Really, if you want a great netowrk card, there are only a couple of > options. I prefer Intel por/100 cards, I have 3 82557 based ones > (pro/100B) that work great; the newest 82559 based cards (pro/100+ > management) go for like $40 and are very very good. > > I think 3Com has some new cards that may raise the bar again, but given > your problems with them you may want to try something else. > > FWIW I have two linksys LNE-100TX cards that "work." Havent epxerienced > drops or anything bad but then again, they arent under heavy use > either. > > Really if you can afford it you should look at the Intel ones. > -Will And now that Intel owns what was the Semiconductor Division of DEC, that includes the DEC dc21x4x based cards :-). In all seriousness to add roundness to the ``what works well'' either the Intel Pro/100 cards or our favorite DEC/Intel DC based card the KNE100TX (NOTE do _not_ get sold the cheaper KNE110TX, it is _not_ a Tulip based card!) <PLUG> We sell KNE100TX's by the boat load at $42.00 each in singles (we break down 20 or 100 packs) and of course we can negotiate price on larger quantities. And we will stand behind them with a ``if it won't work for you we either fix it or refund your money, only a few questions asked so that we might make it work for the next person :-).''. We well also gladly sell you Intel Etherexpress pro/100's, of course we have to charge the associtated higher product cost associated price. </PLUG> > > On Fri, 18 Feb 2000, Mikhail Teterin wrote: > > > Jeffrey J. Mountin once stated: > > > > =Frankly I can't see anyone using a 3Com considering all the problems > > =that crop up on the lists, but then I've been happy with Intel NIC > > =since the Pro100B came out. ;) > > > > Ok, so what about those cards that are based on the Digital's > > chipset(s)? > > > > -mi -- Rod Grimes - KD7CAX @ CN85sl - (RWG25) rgrimes@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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