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> 
> >(no longer available) Ultra here?
> 
> I have about 200.

Hmm.  Large installed base?

> >Testing with FTP (on a 486), I get about 600-700kbyte/sec
> >with NE2000s, and 900-1000kbyte/s with SMC Ultra.
> 
> Interesting.  I've never seen my Ultras go above 700.  I'll keep
> poking around to see if I'm doing something wrong.

Which OS version, and on what CPU?  I've seen over 1000K/sec on NE2000 
clones doing PIO, (RTL8019, Accton 5332, etc.) and likewise on
memory-mapped SMC clones (NS83901, NS83905, etc), mostly it's 2.2 
variants that stick in my memory, and mostly on low-end pentium systems.

mike