[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 07/30/2003 05:53:00 PM:

> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > I could be wrong:  manufacturers sometimes change chips in the middle
of
> > production, but none of the 530TX's I've seen have been VIA chips.
Some
> > use Realtek chips (the 530TX+) and some use Digital Tulip chips (211x0,
> > usually 21140).  Both of these use different modules, and they're both
> > different from the via-rhine.  I've never seen a standalone NIC use the
> > via-rhine:  only VIA chipsets with onboard NIC's.  That doesn't mean
they
> > don't exist, but they're most likely pretty uncommon.
>
> Well, Tim, the DFE-530TX is very common here in Scandinavia and they do
> use the via-rhine module:

Interesting.  I've got a couple of them at work.  I'll check tomorrow.
Maybe I've remembered the part number wrong?  Or maybe they used different
chips:  that happens very frequently...  It's even worse with wireless,
especially because, unlike wired chipsets, many are not supported under
Linux.

Tim Massey



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