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by **Brian Scott Corbi** » Sat, 14 Mar 1998 04:00:00

I'm currently running Linux 2.0.0 and wish to setup a small network.
I'm new to networking and would like some input on which network cards
are best for use with Linux. (IE: Easy Setup...)

Any feedback would be appreciated.

--Brian Corbin

by GD » Sun, 15 Mar 1998 04:00:00

> I'm currently running Linux 2.0.0 and wish to setup a small network.
> I'm new to networking and would like some input on which network cards
> are best for use with Linux. (IE: Easy Setup...)

> Any feedback would be appreciated.

> --Brian Corbin

Well since you did not indicate whether you need one for a laptop or
desktop...I use the 3com 3C589D pcmcia cardfor ether and have had no
problems, you can also pick them fairly cheap. If you are going to use
token ring make sure you have one that is true IBM, I belive it has to
have the tropic chip.

Good Luck

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Garret Davis (www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/6185)

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by **Simon Broo** » Sun, 15 Mar 1998 04:00:00

Quote:> I'm currently running Linux 2.0.0 and wish to setup a small network.
> I'm new to networking and would like some input on which network cards
> are best for use with Linux. (IE: Easy Setup...)

> Any feedback would be appreciated.

Real NE2000 cards can be a pig to set up with Linux, but I have for
years used D-Link DE220s (good quality NE2000 clones) in Linux boxes
using NE2000 drivers and they've been a breeze to set up and problem-
free in use. I must have installed twenty of them by now. Don't know
about the latest 'Plug'n'play' ones, though -- generally I'm
suspicious of anything that calls itself plug and play.

3COM cards also seem to be well liked.

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by A » Mon, 16 Mar 1998 04:00:00

On Fri, 13 Mar 1998 13:15:55 -1300, Brian Scott Corbin

>I'm currently running Linux 2.0.0 and wish to setup a small network.
>I'm new to networking and would like some input on which network cards
>are best for use with Linux. (IE: Easy Setup...)

>Any feedback would be appreciated.

>--Brian Corbin

http://www.cc.gatech.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO.html

also check donald becker's excellent page for linux network drivers
(you can often find the bleeding edge stuff here)

http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/

--Anindya

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