Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 14:17:18 -0500 (EST) From: Chris BeHanna <behanna@zbzoom.net> To: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: no more broken dongles. :) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012151415210.22219-100000@browning.pennasoft.com> In-Reply-To: <20001215094111.N19572@fw.wintelcom.net>
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On Fri, 15 Dec 2000, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
> I wanted to thank the guys doing USB support, so far I've ruined
> 3 or 4 pccards by accidentally yanking on the cable and breaking
> the dongle. I finally decided to buy a USB ethernet card because
> the connections are a lot stronger. I got the SMC Ez USB, which
> worked fine when plugged in while the laptop was already up. It
> works like a charm and even came with a Turbo Linux CD which makes
> a nice coaster.
With no slight intended to the USB guys, another alternative is
the Linksys Integrated 10/100 card, which has a big honking jack
molded onto it with status LEDs. No dongle. It set me back about
$60, including shipping.
--
Chris BeHanna
Software Engineer
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