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- From: hho@aludra.usc.edu (** N.T.K.C.D. ***)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: Which network card?
- Date: 1 Sep 1992 23:45:41 -0700
- Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- In article <1992Sep1.151911.22477@dcatlas.dot.gov> joet@dcatlas.dot.gov (Joe Trott) writes:
- >> Etherlink II (8 bit) $179
- >> Etherlink II / 16 (16 bit) $279
- >> SMC/West.Dig. WD8013 (16 bit) $179
- >> SMC/West.Dig. WD8003 (? bits) $???
- >1) I have found them generally reliable.
- 3 com cards are very reliable
- >2) They are relatively inexpensive compared to other boards.
- Try the Etherlink III :-)
-
- >3) They include good diagnostic software.
- Yes, 3com software aren't that helpful.
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- >4) They are now entirely software configurable. This means that the same
- > IPX.COM will work on the board no matter which IRQ , I/O address, and
- > RAM base address is being used by that particular board.
-
- Yes, it is a paint to remember what you set on the hardware on the Etherlink
- II, the 16bit is software config
-
- >For a workstation, an 8 bit card should suffice. I generally put 16 bit
- >cards in servers.
-
- Intel cards are good also :_)
- H.
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- Hung P. Ho, Jr. (John) USC DENTISTRY PH.SYSTEMS CCCOGP
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