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From: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it>
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Subject: Re: Which PCI enet card
To: nick@capella.grayphics.com (Nick Esborn)
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 19:53:52 +0100 (MET)
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> I have been very fond of the Digital Fast Etherworks card.  It's pricey at
> around $150, but it does 10 and 100 very well.  Its performance always
> surprises me, and it seems to use very little CPU.  Installation is easy,
> although if you are on 10baseT you need to make sure that you set it to
> run at 10 Mbits/sec.

for the records, some 21140-based cards (10/100 PCI) can be found here
for less than US$100 (including a 19% VAT). Brand "Fast", unknown
address. Work great with the "de" driver.

	Luigi