AFAIK, the newer NetGear 10/100 cards have dropped the Tulip chip. It's
easy enough to check - the front window on the box displays the chip
prominently. If it shows a Digital logo, snap it up - they're wonderful.
If the chip displays "NetGear", leave it on the shelf. It will work
nicely under Windows, but not under Linux.
A possible alternative is the Asante 10/100 card. They DO have Tulip
chips, and work as nicely as the old NetGears, even though they are
marketed primarily for Macs.
I've also used the 3com 509's, 905's, etc. If they are recognized,
they're fine. However, in my experience they don't auto recognize 100Mb
lans if you switch them around often.
Final reccommendation - SMC's Epic 100 seems to work nicely.
For hubs, I've had good luck with the Netgear 8-port 10/100 autosense -
about $180 at CompUSA. www.onsale.com often has Hawking 10/100
autosensing switches, with prices ranging from $99 to over $200 - these
work nicely. For the low end, I've had good luck with the SMC 5-ports,
around $50 at CompUSA.
Hope this helps.
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