Network Functionality Zero

[Rodolfo J. Paiz]

At 23:45 2/17/2004, you wrote:
>Can someone recommend a new card that works right out of the box? I have
>not had problems with the RealTek 8139, but I have heard bad things
>about the card (maybe just an older spin of the card?).

It's easy to get a Realtek to work, but they are not very high-quality 
cards from what I hear. They will have higher CPU utilization than others 
and will be inefficient in several ways (search the archives for details, 
this is just what my memory says).

I would take a look at some of the good/cheap cards out there, like Netgear 
and D-Link. I have had good luck with both in the past, although my 
"default" card when I wanted something good was 3Com.


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Rodolfo J. Paiz
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