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Mark Heath wrote:
> 
> Chris Miles (chris@melws1.rwc.org.au) wrote:
> 
> : I'm after any tips on which ethernet cards are recommended, or
> : which ones to stay away from.  I will probably just pick up some
> : cheapies from a swap meet, but if there are some cards to avoid
> : I'd like to be aware of them!
> 
> I'd stay away from jumperless cards, for linux, since the configuration
> utility is usually only for DOS. ( i dont know if linux has a config
> proggy for them)
> If you are after cheap cards you'd probably get an NE2000 clone.
> 
> I found the jumperless ones were $45 when I bought one (isa 16bit), last
> year.  Which I swapped for a Western Digital SMC 8013 card.

I agree with your recommendation of an NE2000 clone.  I use them in
my machines at home (also running a combo of Windoze and Linux).  
The boffins might argue that the 3COM or WD cards could give you 
slightly better throughput.  I have opted for the lower price and the
universal availability of drivers.

On the subject of the jumperless cards, I found the easiest solution
to this was to create a DOS boot disk and copy the manufacturers
config program onto it.  You only ever need it once in a blue moon.
If you were really paranoid you could keep an image of the floppy
in Linux, and dd it to any old floppy if needed.

Gaz

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