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Date:      Sun, 10 Sep 2000 21:36:49 -0700
From:      Dragos Ruiu <dr@kyx.net>
To:        shocking@houston.rr.com, Stephen Hocking <shocking@houston.rr.com>, Kenneth Wayne Culver <culverk@wam.umd.edu>
Cc:        Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: What's the best PCMCIA Ethernet card?
Message-ID:  <00091021403114.41956@smp.kyx.net>
In-Reply-To: <200009102007.e8AK7KG15668@bloop.craftncomp.com>
References:  <200009102007.e8AK7KG15668@bloop.craftncomp.com>

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On Sun, 10 Sep 2000, Stephen Hocking wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi,  I'd just like to say that I dont think non cardbus cards are capable
> > > of doing more than 10bt speeds even if it talks 100bt.  I have not met one
> > > that did and I assume it is a limit of the pcmcia design.  Just warning
> > > you not to waste your money on one if you get near 10bt speeds already.
> > > 


Benchmarked.... Host laptop, Sharp Acius A100 233 MMX, OS Linux
Two cards same type/mfgr, cardbus and non-cardbus (linksys EtherFast):

  -Non Cardbus: 16Mbps transfer rate
  -Cardbus: 32Mbps transfer rate


ymmv,
--dr

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