[Techtalk] What is "The Best NIC for Linux"?

[Caitlyn M. Martin]

Hi, Julie,

> Looks like the answer is 3com NICs.  I mean, most every said
> something good about them ;-)

Add my vote to the chorus for 3Com.

> > I have had problems with Netgear cards too.
>
> I just can't believe how many problems I've had with them.  They
> have got to be the =worst= adapter card of any type I've ever bought
> in 20+ years of being a geek.  And I've got, like, half a dozen of
> them in the house ...

Ditto.  I bought one of their PCMCIA NICs for my Libretto and have never gotten
it running despite a specific mention of Linux compatibility right on the box.
Their tech support insists the Tulip drivers should work, but they just plain
don't.   It was cheaper to me to buy another NIC than to waste more time
troubleshooting the darned thing.

Regards,
Caity

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