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

[Brian Sweeney]

Question for you eepro folk-

I've had problems with the on-board eepro100 adapters that came with 
some Intel Desktop Boards (D815 series).  I've had packet loss on some, 
specifically found when troubleshooting NFS/NIS issues, but seen in 
basic ping tests.  In every instance, dropping the eepro100 support and 
putting in a 3Com 3C905Cx (3c59x driver) seemed to fix the problem.  
Since then I've been shying away from the eepros.  Has anyone had 
similar experiences?  I do remember having found other people in 
newsgroups who had problems with them, though I can't recall specific 
examples.   Is it perhaps a problem only with the on-board versions, 
though to be honest I can't think of why that should have an effect. 

Just wondering.  And cast my vote into the 3Com camp; I've never had a 
problem with any of their stuff.

-Brian


Kath wrote:

> I like eepros too :)
> 
> - k
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jamie Walker" <jj.walker at auckland.ac.nz>
> To: "Julie" <jockgrrl at austin.rr.com>
> Cc: <techtalk at linuxchix.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 8:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [Techtalk] What is "The Best NIC for Linux"?
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>> On Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 06:50:54PM -0500, Julie wrote:
>> 
>>> Okay, I'm tired of fighting with the Netgear NICs I have in my
>>> Linux box.  Is there any NIC that most everyone would agree is
>>> "the best"?
>> 
>> Personal preference: Intel EtherExpress Pro/100's.
>> 
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