[plug] network card

[Gary Mahnkoph]

Hi there,

I've been a bit of a lurker on this list for a while, so time for a bit of
input. :)

If it's one of the d/link 10/100 Mb cards, then it is most likely the Tulip
module you seek, as these cards (at least all the ones I have used, to date)
have the DEC 2114x Tulip chip on them, and seem to work quite well; in fact,
in situations where the NetGear 10/100 Tulip based cards have not (like when
the PCI bus is o/c'd to 40MHz in an old 586 mobo)


Regards

Gary Mahnkoph

* I can't stand it when people complain in their .sig *


----- Original Message -----
From: Leon Brooks <leonb at bounce.networx.net.au>
To: Perth Linux Users Group <plug at linux.org.au>
Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] network card


> harry adinanta wrote:
> > halooo can anyone help me ??
>
> Probably not. (-:
>
> > i have just bought D0link network card...
> > how do i install it into my redhat 6 ??
>
> What is it compatible with?
>
> If the answer's not obvious, try typing this:
>
> grep -i "d[ -]*link" /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/*.[ch] | less
>
> ..and looking through the resulting mess for a hint (the corresponding
> module is likely to have the same name as the right .c file but with a
> o extension and live under /lib/modules somewhere. Try modprobe
> name-of-module if you find anything likely.
>
> When buying a network card, I've found the tulip-compatible cards (e.g.
> NetGear) to be the most efficient and reliable budget solution.