On Thu, 11 Nov 1999 14:01:08 +0000, Rachel Greenham wrote:
>Odd, we find those 3Com cards, and the Linux drivers for them, to be the
>best available. They work brilliantly, including the PCMCIA variant I used
Mr. Becker at CESDIS writes one helluva NIC driver (3Com and Tulip)
>to have on my laptop until the dangle-thing broke and I traded in
>performance for ruggedness in getting a Xircom double-height one that the
>RJ45 just plugs straight into.
Yeah, those dongles are fragile. However, if it's a 3Com, send it back,
trade it in for an unbroken one.
We've been using the Xircom RealPort card you describe lately at work,
and love it (Intel makes one that is identical - except for the face
being blue, not red). I like the traffic and carrier lights for both
ethernet and modem connections.
-Ian
--
<cosmo> wow, this is kinda nifty. the Win98 protocol stack is like a chinese puzzle,
twist and turn in the right places, and it pops right off.
-Seen on EFNet IRC
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