[plug] RealTek Problems

[Shackleton, Kevin]

If you look at 
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/

it is quite critical of NE2000-compatible cards.  It (essentially) says
they only exist because Novell dragged a barely functional hardware
design concept into production to sell more Netware - NICs were really
expensive back then.

Other people have recommended other designs, like Western Digital, which
are non-NExxx and are cheaper than 3COM.  Personally I've had a few
problems with 3COM cards but never with NExxx, but then I don't run a
dual PPro . .

K.

> ----------
> From: 	Neil Hunt[SMTP:grover at enterprise.nettrek.com.au]
> Reply To: 	plug at linux.org.au
> Sent: 	Monday, 2 November 1998 16:30
> To: 	plug at linux.org.au
> Subject: 	[plug] RealTek Problems
> 
> Nov  2 12:05:37 enterprise kernel: eth0: Transmit timeout, status 0d
> 0000.
> This error appears after about 3 hours running perfectly in the
> server...
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas why this could be?
> 
> Details: Dual PPro 200, Stallion 64 port card, running kernel 2.0.35
> 
> Neil
> 
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