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From: "Andrew C. Hornback" <hornback@wireco.net>
To: "'Wes Peters'" <wes@softweyr.com>
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Subject: RE: What NIC card to get?
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 21:02:18 -0400
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	Point of reference:

	I'd never paid more than $20 for a NIC, and don't plan to when I can get
the SMC 10/100 cards for generally half that.  The 8216s are generally
anywhere from $2-$8.

--- Andy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Wes Peters
> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 1:08 AM
> To: hornback@wireco.net
> Cc: 'Phiber'; freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: What NIC card to get?
>
> "Andrew C. Hornback" wrote:
> >
> >         My standard recommendation for nearly any kind of
> networking gear...
> >
> >         SMC.  For PCI Cards, the 9432TX (EtherPower II) is
> a heck of a value.  For
> > ISA, I prefer the 8216C.
> >
> > --- Andy
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
> > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Phiber
> > > Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 8:07 PM
> > > To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org
> > > Subject: What NIC card to get?
> > >
> > > Hi, I recently put freeBSD on an old p166 with 16 megs of
> > > ram.  I am on a
> > > cable modem, and have a home network with two win 98
> machines that run
> > > through the LinkSys Router.  I want to add my BSD box, but I
> > > don't know what
> > > NIC card to get.  Will someone give me some suggestions?
>
> LinkSys?
>
> If you're in the USA, what you really want is a $20-$25 PCI card.
> Look for one supported by the dc driver, as documented in the dc(4)
> man page.



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