On Wed, 2005-06-08 at 10:25 +0100, THUFIR HAWAT wrote: > On 6/8/05, Zac Medico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... > > linuxcompatible.org has a hardware compatiblility > > database. AFAIK most work but some don't. If your > > local store doesn't know maybe they will let you test > > with a livecd before you buy. > > > > Zac > ... > > fantastic advice with regards to the live cd, and thank you for the link!
Just wanted to say this.. El-Cheapo cards will work, but may not be as full-featured or as fast throughput as the more expensive 3com cards. eg: USD6 Dlink vs USD25 3com. One Dlink I got was absolutely horrible. It will hang after a while and then everything will stop. Once changed the card, it's OK. I think this was a realtek chipset which caused the issue. But in general, my experience is, if it's not for too much heavy duty work, el-cheapo will be good enough. -- Ow Mun Heng Gentoo/Linux on DELL D600 1.4Ghz 1.5GB RAM 98% Microsoft(tm) Free!! Neuromancer 17:44:11 up 5:56, 6 users, load average: 1.16, 1.13, 0.85 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
