🚀 go-pugleaf

On Sat, 10 Mar 2001 20:36:14, Joe Farruggio <jfarrug@erols.com> wrote:

> joe farruggio wrote:
> go to http://pws.prserv.net/mckinnis/code/index.html
> and follow the instructions to get the right driver. Worked for me

It looks nice.  Unfortunately, it doesn't support any NICs that I use 
(3Com 3C90x series, Intel EtherExpress w/8255 chip, both industry 
standard NICs).  Fortunately, the drivers supplied by these companies 
install without having to resort to a third-party installer lookup util.

This isn't meant as a put-down to Chuck's util, but you get what you pay
for, and the extra $20 I spend on a 3C905 is balanced by knowing that it
will install with a minimum of fuss, the driver will be updated when 
needed, even years after the card is out of production, it can be used 
with any OS, and has a lifetime warranty that 
a) I likely won't have to use; 
b) I won't have to provide a proof-of-purchase five years from now if I 
do need an RMA; and 
c) is from a company that will still be answering the phone if/when I 
need to RMA it.

Phjec's SN3200 no-name, made-in-China klone NE2000 card is useless and 
valueless if it breaks, and every time he has a network problem he'll 
have to wonder if it's the NIC, the NIC's driver, or something else; 
this scenario is so common that I gave up using no-name NICs years ago, 
my time is too valuable to fight unsupported hardware.

-- 
Regards,
Al S.

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