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Started by species2
Sun, 10 Sep 2000 03:15
What's the difference between 3Com OfficeConnect and EtherLink 10/100?
Author: species2
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 03:15
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 03:15
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My cable modem recently fried my NIC (a 3Com card I got from Shaw@Home) and now my cable provider (Cogeco@Home) won't give me a new NIC. So I'm planning to get a new NIC but I'm not sure which one. I visited the 3com website but I couldn't figure out what's the difference between the 3Com� OfficeConnect� Fast Ethernet and the EtherLink 3C905B 10/100 PCI? Does it help to have a 100Mbps card or would that be a waste of money? (using only for cable modem) Or should I get a D-Link DFE-538TX instead? Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
Re: What's the difference between 3Com OfficeConnect and EtherLink 10/100?
Author: Aztech
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 12:39
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 12:39
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I think the OfficeConnect equipment are hubs/switches rather than network boards (NIC's), I've got a 3c905b in this machine, it's a nice board I can remember it costing me about $75 two years ago. Too be honest, it would be overkill for a Cable Modem/xDSL modem since you're only going to utilise a maximum ~ 2mbps. I recommend a PCI 10/100 board, but something a little more cheaper, the NetGear FA310's, the DLink's and the LinkSys boards are good. They go for around $22 in the UK, I expect they'd be even cheaper in the US since you wouldn't pay anything near our 17.5% retail tax. Az. > My cable modem recently fried my NIC (a 3Com card I got from Shaw@Home) > and now my cable provider (Cogeco@Home) won't give me a new NIC. So I'm > planning to get a new NIC but I'm not sure which one. I visited the > 3com website but I couldn't figure out what's the difference between the > 3Com� OfficeConnect� Fast Ethernet and the EtherLink 3C905B 10/100 PCI? > Does it help to have a 100Mbps card or would that be a waste of money? > (using only for cable modem) Or should I get a D-Link DFE-538TX > instead? > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.
Re: What's the difference between 3Com OfficeConnect and EtherLink 10/100?
Author: species2
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 05:20
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 05:20
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I just want to thank you all for your suggestions. Turns out i don't need a new NIC afterall (my cable modem service finally worked today and I didn't even do anything other than putting it back into its original slot!). Oh, and I'm in Canada by the way (we have to pay 15% tax, not as much as 17.5% but close enough! :) > I think the OfficeConnect equipment are hubs/switches rather than network > boards (NIC's), I've got a 3c905b in this machine, it's a nice board I can > remember it costing me about $75 two years ago. > > Too be honest, it would be overkill for a Cable Modem/xDSL modem since > you're only going to utilise a maximum ~ 2mbps. I recommend a PCI 10/100 > board, but something a little more cheaper, the NetGear FA310's, the DLink's > and the LinkSys boards are good. They go for around $22 in the UK, I expect > they'd be even cheaper in the US since you wouldn't pay anything near our > 17.5% retail tax. > > Az. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
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