broadcast recieve problem with FA310TX and RH 5.2

[Robert G. Brown]

On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Anthony Rumble wrote:
> Well.. NetGear have lost my support.. I have been using them and
> recommending them for quite a while now, but I had machines I had to build
> and send off. NOW. And I can't live with this kind of problem!
> I am now recommending and installing Intel 10/100 Nic's, as they work..
> First time, every time.

There are alternatives.  Generic tulips seem scarce (which is a shame).
I've got a source of $20 RealTek cards, though, and hope to post numbers
on them very soon.  If they perform at par (that is, 97% efficient or so
for large packets) I'll convert to them exclusively.

Don't get me wrong, I like eepro100's.  But they are absurdly expensive.
Really.  These days it is crazy to pay more than $30 for a 10/100 NIC,
name brand or not.

  rgb

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