I second this ;) I have a Genius one and that chipset is amazing! ________________________________________ Robert MacLean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Franki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 5:30 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Network Cards > The best card you can get is one of the realtec rtl8139 cards,, (thats the > name of the chip on the card, there are many brands that sell them.. ) > > they are really really cheap and work great.. > > > I have been using them for as long as they have been out,, and never had a > problem. > > > rgds > > Frank > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 7 September 2001 10:29 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] Network Cards > > > Hi, > > I'm a recent Linux convert, though I have been interested in the OS for a > number of years. I am reasonably comfortable with both computer hardware > and software, but I am not under any circumstances a 'techie'. Though my > ludite in-laws might protest, my knowledge of some of these things is > pretty basic. > > I've been having some trouble with my network card and Mandrake 8.0. I'm > pretty sure (though not 100%) that Mandrake does not support my card. It > is a D-Link 220. If I understood a web page I saw correctly, Linux > requires the 'ne' driver to run my card. This driver is installed on my > computer, and comes up when I run the Network configuration dialog box. > However, the computer does not seem to recognize my card when HardDrake (I > think that is the name of the program) does its thing. > > Basically, I'm confused. I don't think Mandrake supports my card, but I'm > told on a Linux HOWTO site that Linux requires the 'ne' driver to run the > card, which I have. Could someone please shed some light on this matter > for me? I would really appreciate it. > > I do want to start using Mandrake, and I'm willing to pick up a new > network card if that's what I have to do. If I do, I was wondering if > there was a list somewhere that I could bring into a shop so I would > choose a card that Mandrake would recognize. > > On another note, I was wondering if there was a way to change something in > the Network dialog box. When I was installing Mandrake and I first > encountered the above problem, I just said to hell with it and selected a > modem as the means through which I would connect to the Internet. I can't > seem to figure out how to change this. > > Sorry for all the questions, but I really want to learn this stuff and get > my Mandrake box up and running. > > Cheers, > > David > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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