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From: Jaime Bozza <wheelman@nuc.net>
To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: Driver Question
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On Tue, 22 Apr 1997, Doug White wrote:

> > Basically, is the 3C900 support mature enough to use in a live situation?
> 
> It worked okay for me.  I had a lot of input and output errors, although I
> think this was linked to the cable I was using.
> 
> The 3c900 has very little onboard cache; if this machine is going to be
> busy, you may not want to use this. 

Ok, thanks for the response. <G>  Any recommendations then for PCI-based
cards?  Is the 3C905 (10/100) card better at all?  Or should I just stick
with my trusty 3C509's? 

Or, perhaps, another manufacturer?  Have you heard much about the Intel
PCI Ethernet cards?

Jaime Bozza
Nucleus Communications, Inc.