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Subject: Re: Need recommendation of ethernet card
To: wraith@hollywood.cinenet.net (Robert Gorichanaz)
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 15:35:39 -0700 (PDT)
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> Hey.

> I'm setting up a FreeBSD box to act as a gateway and I need a 
> recommendation on which make/model of ethernet card to use.

> I have 1 box at home that has a NE2100 card in it and it works
> like a charm, but I cannot seem to locate any of those in 
> the catalogs/stores nearby.

> So, if someone out there could give me a recommendation on 
> a "popular", "available", solid and supported ethernet card
> for ISA or PCI bus I'd really appreciate it and may buy ya
> a beer if yer in town.

For ISA, I like the SMC/Western Digital 16 bit (Elite 16?) cards.  For
PCI, I really couldn't say.

Stay away from the NE2000 clone cards if your network is going to see
any significant amount of traffic.