[plug] Intel Express Pro 10 settings

[Christopher Darby]

try the D-Link Network cards....i believe they use the DEC Tulip chipset


----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Kemner" <zombie at wasp.net.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] Intel Express Pro 10 settings


> On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, Phillip Steege wrote:
>
> > > > > (Realtek 8139))
> > > >
> > > > Blurgh. Should've asked first. (-:
> >
> > Why ?  Did I get a bad NIC type for Linux ?
>
> No, the Linux driver is fine, it's just that in my (limited) experience
> with them, and the (not so limited) experience of others I have spoken
> with about them, the RTL8139 is not exactly the most efficient Ethernet
> chip around.  Personally I've never managed to get more than ~0.9Mb/s out
> of them even on a 100Mb switched network.
>
> I personally use network cards with the "Digital" (as in DEC)
> "tulip" chipset - I used to recommend the Netgear FA310-TX, but they
> switched to using Tulip clones which seem to cause the occasional problem.
> Still looking for a decent network card with a real Tulip chipset.
>
>  - Matt
>