Re: 486/66 as a Firewall

["John J. Donohue" <jdonohue mcallen lib tx us>]

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On Wed, 22 Mar 2000, Robert Glover wrote:

> My questions are:
> 
> 1. Is there such a thing as a 100MB ISA ethernet card (cheap)?
                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^       ^^^^^
                                Yes, Intel & 3Com       NO, $120+

> 2. I know know the 100 MB card will be limited by the
>    throughput of the other 10MB card, but...
> 
>    Will the 486 choke my internet throughput below 10MB?
>    Can it handle 10MB in + 10MB out on an ISA bus?
> 
Unless your internet connection is over a T3, ISA and 10mbs will not be 
your 'choke' points.