I have the PCI Etherfast 10/100 NIC and Linux sees it as a Tulip based
card. I also have a Linksys 5 port 10baseT hub. Both work great for
home use.
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On 11/28/99 at 8:14 AM Steve Caple scribbled:
>Linksys has a 10/100 5 port SWITCH with 2 NICs and cables available
for
>$117 or less (computers4sure.com, I think).
>
>Any drawbacks with this one on Linux that you know of?
>
>It sounds like a good price for a starter kit that ought to stay up on
the
>curve for a while.
>
>My current stuff is 10Base2.
>
>
>Steve
>
>>If you use 10baseT ethernet (the ones with the big phone type jacks)
then
>all you
>>need is a crossover cable. The specs can be found on the net, or you
can
>buy one for
>>real cheap. Also hubs these days can be got for as low as like $25.
>>
>>Mike Machado
>>mike@innercite.com
>>InnerCite
>>Network Specialist
>
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