Jerry Feldman wrote:
>
> I recently did some benchmarks. The 16 bit non-cardbus PCMCIA cards
> will not exceed 10 Mbps. Make sure you get the cardbus versions.
Huh. Spurred by this message, I did a little testing of my own.
My 3Com 3C574-TX 10/100 PCMCIA wouldn't push through much faster
than 1.05MB/s on an FTP connexion. I tried in two different
environments, with two different switches, with nearly identical
results. Is this low speed a consequence of the situation you
describe above? I don't know from cardbus; I'm using it in
a ThinkPad 600E. Is that cardbus-capable?
I'd like to use 3Com, since I've never heard anything bad about
them (except price). However, they don't appear to sell the
3C574-TX any more, having moved on to the 3C[XC]FE57[45]
part number. I've also heard that the 3c574_cs Linux driver
is flakey (though I've personally had no problems). So, three
questions:
1. Is the 3C[XC]FE57[45] truly >10Mbps capable?
2. Can I get better than 10Mbps with one in my TP 600E?
3. Is the Linux driver support for them any better than for the 3C574?
Thanks!
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