Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 21:02:18 -0400 From: "Andrew C. Hornback" <hornback@wireco.net> To: "'Wes Peters'" <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: What NIC card to get? Message-ID: <00e701c00d66$f3e6ac20$d4776bce@challenger> In-Reply-To: <39A35C2E.7B71E722@softweyr.com>
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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. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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