[Techtalk] Best components for a new Linux box? (was: Building boxen)
Brian Sweeney
bsweeney at physics.ucsb.edu
Mon Nov 19 10:02:17 EST 2001
>>>Ethernet cards are the biggest problem. My husband just went
>>>through a 2-day ordeal trying to get a new network card (because I
>>>swiped our last spare for my new box).
>>>
>>I've not had problems with Linksys in the past.
>>
>
> What's a "Linksys"?
Linksys is a manufacturer, like NetGear or Intel (also discussed). My
pick has always been 3Com. The 3C905 series have worked great, and
Becker's drivers in linux have always come through for me. I would
avoid the on-board NICs; I've had problems with packet loss in linux
with any of the on-board Intel NICs I've used. The 3Com's also work in
Windows environments without a hitch (I've got a few dual-boot
machines).
>
> As for NetGear, so long as there is only one NIC in the machine
> the NetGear NICs I've used have worked well. But add a second
> NIC and forget it.
>
Again, not to sound like a sales rep, but I've configured dual or more
3Com NICS in Linux and WindowsNT without issue.
Good luck,
Brian
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