Hi Charles,
On Fri, 2002-01-11 at 10:22, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > > I'm currently using two Dlink 530TX (via-rhine.o). I've been > > encountering a few problems; lockups, oversized frame warnings, > > and that "Something Wicked Happend" driver error message. After > > reading a bit in other linux circles, I've found that these are > > not ideal for a firewall/router application. > > > > I've been looking at the 3Com 980X-TXM NIC's. Are these overkill > > for 13 user / 22 computer lan linked to a cable modem? > > > > What would the collective recommend? (for about a $100max per card) > > I'm partial to cards using the tulip driver. If you can go a bit over your > $100 per card, you can get a quad-port D-Link DFE-570TX for $106.69 at > buy.com (maybe cheaper elsewhere). The Intel/DEC Tulip chip rocks. I have used this for ages, and have never come across a problem with it. I'm looking into the DFE-570TX for a project I will need to play with here, soonish. > These cards *ROCK*, and include a 21152 PCI-PCI bridge, along with 4 (yes, > FOUR!) 21143 10/100 NICs (all chips designed by DEC, although the recent > cards I recieved had chips actually made by Intel). These work great with > linux, and only take up one PCI slot. I've got several of these running in > LRP systems and have never had a single problem with them. Plus, they're > really handy for making multi-port routers in slim 2U cases :-) Actually, the Tulip chipset was always an Intel-designed chipset, just manufactured by DEC. Now, Intel manufactures them. Regards, HiltonT _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
