[plug] Linux Network Support

[Trevor Phillips]

I'm looking at upgrading my Networking, and my Linux gateway has a 
10Mbps card, and I want to upgrade it to 100Mbps. There's a cheapo 
Kingmax/Bromax NIC 10/100, but I can't find any tech info on it. Does 
anyone know what chipset it has (and if it's supported by Linux)?

Similarly with a Netcomm 10/100. Anyone used it?

On a related topic, I'm also looking at 10/100 switches (preferrably 16 
port). Again, the Kingmax comes in cheaper, but with hard to track down 
stats, so anyone with experience who can fill me in would be good!! 
(Basically, are they "cheap", or are they "inexpensive"...)

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