Well supported, reliable NICs for Redhat Linux/Fedora?

[Robert L Cochran]

I've never had a problem with any of the recent Realtek chips. They just 
work. I guess I'm using a really recent chipset!

Bob

Xose Vazquez Perez wrote:

> DanG wrote:
> 
> 
>>            Can I get some people?s recommendations on PCI/PNP network
>>cards that run very stable under Linux 2.4. I hear the Intel 10/100
>>eepro based cards are good but are a little more costly. What about
> 
>   ^^^^^
> Intel 100 are very good NICs, but better with _e100_ driver.
> 
> 
>>D-Link, Realtek, Linksys etc for $10-15 cards. I am only looking for
>>10/100 Mbit cards. Do not even begin to recommend 3com 905 based cards
>>which is the cause of my headaches currently with Fedora J.
> 
> 
> A RealTek RTL-8139C+ clone is cheaper. But it must be C+, only _8139_
> are shit. The driver is 8139cp.
> 
> A very cheap Gb NIC is Netgear GA302T, tg3 driver.
> 
> But if you have a problem with a 905, better send a report to bugzilla
> or to netdev at oss.sgi.com(net devices Linux ml)
> 

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Bob Cochran
Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
http://greenbeltcomputer.biz/