FYI, the card in there now is "Network Everywhere". Probably linksys lite or something similar..:)
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 8:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] NIC recommendation >I know this is a recurring issue - my NT box bluescreens the moment anyone >tries to access mail using a POP3 client. My guess is it's the fault of >the cheap off-brand NIC I have in the box.... "The" being Linksys? :) >Before getting flamed, I just finished going thru the archives looking for >threads on NICs. I found plenty of info on problems w/3COM, Intel >chipsets, gigabit cards, and Linksys cards. > >Perhaps my old eyes gave out from the strain, but I swear I could not find >a DEFINITIVE solution or a recommendation for a PROVEN working NIC. I don't think there is such a beast. If I recall correctly, our mailserver is using a D-Link card that cost $5 and was designed for home networking. Why? Because the previous LAN card had serious problems, and we had to replace it immediately -- yet that card did its job. That $5 LAN card has flawlessly perfectly for several years now, having processed millions of E-mails. I would not, however, recommend using a D-Link card. Although well designed, a $5 LAN card isn't likely to be well manufactured, meaning you could be lucky and get the one we did, or you may get one that doesn't work for you. My recommendation would just be to buy a card with a well-known name, that costs at least $20. Stay away from low-end brands such as Neatgear, Linksys, SOHO, D-Link. If you can avoid doing business with 3Com, I'd be happy (they have proven to me that they have serious security problems in their products), but the 3Com cards would probably do fine. Note that reports of 10054 errors with a specific brand of LAN card can normally be ignored. It would be very difficult for a LAN card to be the cause of that problem. -Scott --- Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver vulnerability detection. Find out what you've been missing: Ask about our free 30-day evaluation. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
