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Re: [PLUG] [Slightly OT] PCMCIA Network card
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Bill
I use a LinkSys EtherFast 10/100 without complaint. It's a bit old (4 years?).
SuSE 7.3 found it without any problem.
Eric
On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 11:59:16AM -0400, Bill Jonas wrote:
> I'm looking for a decent PCMCIA network card for my laptop.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions? What works well, what doesn't, etc.
> For example, I've seen comments that have come up in Google searches
> that suggest that the drivers for Xircom cards aren't that great. Does
> anyone have a favorite 10/100 card that they'd recommend?
>
> I'm also unclear as to whether or not my laptop has PCMCIA or CardBus.
> I've heard that 16-bit non-CardBus sockets have a hard time keeping up
> on a 100Mbit network. I've looked at the manufacturer's website, but
> it's hard to find information on this model since it's rather old. Does
> anyone know around what generation of processors CardBus was introduced?
>
> On a related note, does anyone have an extra card to sell or give away?
>
> --
> Bill Jonas * bill@billjonas.com * http://www.billjonas.com/
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin
--
# Eric Allan Lucas
# "Oh, I have slipped the surly bond of earth
# And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings..
# -- John Gillespie Magee Jr.
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