Re: 100 Mbps on Alpha

["Barrett G. Lyon" <blyon netpr com>]

>Intel Ethernet PRO 10/100 was recommended to me by a vendor, 
>but I would like to know if there are less expensive 100 Mbps 
>cards that have proven reliable under Alpha Linux. Some low 
>cost DECchip 21140 cards (such as Accton EN1207B-TX) look 
>tempting, and they seem to be supported by Linux, but how 
>reliably do they actually work?

I have had huge problems with both the EtherExpress Pro 10/100, and the
DE500 PCI cards, but that was a while ago.. the problem may have been
resolved by now.

-Barrett


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