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From: Josh Paetzel <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net>
To: Nathan Vidican <webmaster@wmptl.com>,
	Gavin Kenny <gavinkenny@yahoo.co.uk>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Recommend a NIC
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 08:51:14 -0500
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On Monday 23 July 2001 08:04, Nathan Vidican wrote:
> At 12:18 PM 7/17/2001 +0100, Gavin Kenny wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I've been using a load of 3Com 509 NIC's and having
> >the usual Buffer/Driver problems.
> >
> >My boss has said I can buy some new NIC's. So what
> >does everyone suggest?
> >
> >They are going into old Dell Optiplexes so they can be
> >either ISA or PCI 2.1 and I am using FreeBSD 4.1 (I
> >don't want to upgrade as I don't access to the
> >Internet)
> >
> >As far as speed in concerned 10 or 100Mbps is OK.
> >
> >Major need is they need to be cheap(ish) (I need 10)
> >and available in the UK.
> >
> >Suggestions?


I have used a bunch of Linksys LNE100TX cards in the past.  They don't seem 
to offer blazing performace, but they also don't seem to cause problems.  
They are also cheap as hell.  I don't know if they are available in the UK.

Josh



> >
> >Many thanks
> >
> >Gavin

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