26 Jun
2001
26 Jun
'01
11:06 a.m.
From: Bill Pechter
<pechter(a)bg-tc-ppp1165.monmouth.com>
Subject: SMC Ethernet
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 19:17:37 -0400 (EDT)
Reply-to: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
I'm running most of my boxes on SMC ISA here.
Since then, cost has crashed on used 'net cards and I pull them from
old machines now I have 4 DE204's (LSI chipset etherworks 3), two
Ultra SMC's w/ 4 LEDs on top edge PCB and few others all ISA.
Even I have straight sequence of Dec Etherworks: DE200, 201, xx2,
xx3 and xx4.
I wish I could find another D-Link 530TX based on tulip chipset.
D-link change chipsets on same models like they do their underswear
daily.
The LINKSYS and NETGEAR and DLINK stuff work pretty
well for more
generic cards. I've been less than impressed with 3com stuff.
To prove, I have two exact NICs, one is SMC EZ 10 and other one is
generic down to exact same PCB design. Yuck.
Bill
Cheers,
Wizard