Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 13:58:24 +0100 From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch) To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suggested ehternet chips/cards? Message-ID: <Mutt.19970201135824.j@uriah.heep.sax.de> In-Reply-To: <199702010113.LAA11999@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>; from Michael Smith on Feb 1, 1997 11:43:54 %2B1030 References: <32F26FB5.167EB0E7@whistle.com> <199702010113.LAA11999@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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As Michael Smith wrote: > Neither the SMC nor the similar Crystal parts have impressed me at > all; they all have really small (~2K) buffers, possibly because they > try to put the buffer RAM on-chip. What about AMD? The `Lance' (Am7990PC) chip has got good reputation, and has been used in many workstations, i think. I'm not certain about the quality of their newer products (PCnet?). -- cheers, J"org joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)
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