[1861] in linux-net channel archive
Re: Success stories?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brian Haney)
Tue Feb 6 05:32:41 1996
From: brian@cybernaut.com (Brian Haney)
To: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu (Linux linux-net list),
linux-laptop@vger.rutgers.edu (Linux linux-laptop list)
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 21:18:14 -0800 (PST)
On Feb 5, Brian Haney <brian@cybernaut.com> wrote:
> I am considering the purchase of the Linksys PCMCIA ethernet combo
> card. Does anyone have success or horror stories they would like to
> share? In particular, can the Linux device driver properly set the
> card to 10base2 or 10baseT, or do you have to boot DOS first, then
> reboot Linux? (I hate that!)
>
>Please respond via direct e-mail and I will post a digest
>of the responses to save bandwidth.
>
Here is a digest of the replies:
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From Michael Elkins <elkins@aero.org>:
I use the Linksys card in my notebook and it works great! I don't even
have DOS installed on my notebook, and it was nice that I didn't have to
boot to DOS to configure it. I use the UTP interface when at work, and
then I use the 10base2 when at home to connect to my desktop system. I
don't have to do anything more that just plug the cable into the appropriate
connecter in order to get it to work. It's probably the most "plug-and-play"
piece of hardware I own...
From Christine Tomlinson <tomlic@rosette.com>:
I've been using the Linksys with 1.2.13 and had no problems at all. I don't
even have DOS on the laptop at all and haven't had any problem moving the
machine between 10bT and 10b2.
From Thomas E Zerucha <zerucha@shell.portal.com>:
I have one and it automatically figures out which port (I have Thin at
work and TP at home). These cards have been the easiest to deal with.
From Grant Reaber <greaber@reed.edu>:
I have the Linksys Ethercard. It works great. Ethernet under PCMCIA
seems to have more problems than normal Ethernet and PCMCIA modems, but
I'm not sure that it's a Linksys specific problem. My one complaint
about the card is that it's slightly too thick to fit comfortably in my
PCMCIA slot. I can get two cards in the two slots, but it's a tight fit.
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Thank you all. I'll get one.
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Brian Haney brian@cybernaut.com
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