[UCLA-LUG] Network cards....

Dan Kegel dank@alumni.caltech.edu
Sat, 04 Sep 1999 21:15:45 -0700


> De Tavio Crudup wrote:
>             I am in the process of researching network cards for my linux
> box and my win98 box. I would like to get the same type of  cards for
> both. I was at Fry's and came across a card from Netgear. A FA310TX. This
> card is PCI PnP 100Base-T. On the box it listed linux as a supported OS. I
> saw the same for a card from Linksys (LNEPCI2T). Please correct me if I am
> wrong, but I didn't think linux supported PCI PnP. For all of you out
> there who have working network card in your linux box, I would like to
> know what type of cards you are using.

Linux supports PCI cards great.  Don't worry about the PnP buzzword;
all PCI cards are kinda PnP.

I'm using a six-pack of el cheapo "sohoware" NE-2000pci clones.
- Dan

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(The above is my opinion alone, and not that of my employer)