On Fri, 12 Sep 1997, Jeff Noxon wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 12, 1997 at 01:09:24PM -0400, Dale Martin wrote:
> > The current wisdom says to avoid the 3com 3c905, and go with a DEC
> > "Tulip" based card. I do know from personal experience that the 3c905
> > has problems - haven't tried a Tulip card yet, but will be using one
> > very soon.
>
> The Tulip cards seem to suffer from minimal braindamage. They are cheap
> and fast. Some people have driver problems which seem to be related to
> the way different models implement the SROM. I've 10-T cards from DEC,
> Kingston, and Linksys without any trouble at all. I would expect similar
> results from the 100Mb stuff.
How does one determine from minimal catalog info what cards are
Tulip-based? I've been trying to figure that out for a while...
Sincerely,
Ray Ingles (248) 377-7735 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Modern deductive method: 1) Devise hypothesis. 2) Apply for grant.
3) Perform experiments. 4) Revise hypothesis. 5) Backdate revised
hypothesis. 6) Publish.
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