a question

Hermann Himmelbauer dusty@strike.wu-wien.ac.at
Thu Nov 12 17:24:44 1998


Neil Zanella wrote:
> 
> In view of the fact that I do not write device drivers, if I had a choice,
> would you suggest I buy the 3c905 or the 3c905B? The pros for the 3c905
> is that I've used them before and the driver for them seems to be really
> solid. My compliments. My priority right now is getting a card that won't
> make me run into trouble. If I knew about writing device drivers then of
> course I would look at it differently.
> 
> Your opinion is *VERY* valuable to me,
> 
> Please let me know what you think will work best for me,
None of these...
If you _have_ to decide between these, take the 3c905 (but you probably
will not be able to purchase it)
I am currently using the 3Com905B and I am not content with it at all.
Most people recommend DEC tulip based Network adapters or the
Intel Ether Express.

		Regards,
		Hermann Himmelbauer



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