[plug] Hardware compatibility

[Andrew Furey]

> > > - the network card (cheapies always worry me)
> >
> > I have always used netgear and 3com cards with no
> problem. would
> > not recommend any cheepies.
> 
> I can understand being worried about cheapies but
> when all the cards 
> that cost between $18 and $35 all use the same
> chipset and drivers it 
> becomes a little harder to be sceptical.

I've never had any problems with any Realtek-based
cards I've ever bought. In particular the RTL8139C
-type ones are very good as far as compatibility goes,
and performance is quite good too (but YMMV as
always).

Andrew

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