[148] in resnet
Ethernet cards
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (djib@MIT.EDU)
Tue Jan 25 02:22:08 1994
From: djib@MIT.EDU
To: resnet@MIT.EDU, linux-help@MIT.EDU
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 94 02:21:24 EST
Right now I'm seesawing between the MCC Card and the 3COM Combo (2 for $99)
card. I've heard conflicting stories left and right, and I was wondering if
some of you who have experience with these cards could give me some advice.
First of all, though, does 3COM still have that deal? Is there still a twelve
week waiting period? What's 3COM's number (I would have called myself to
find out these things, as I've heard that the waiting period might be
minimized soon, but I seem to have misplaced the number).
Also, the negatives I've heard about the 3COM Combo card is that people have
had conflicts setting up that card on their PCs. More importantly, I've heard
that the card itself is slow and not-so-hot, compared to other ethernet
(3COM and otherwise) cards. Have any of you used the 3COM Combo card? How
has it been working under Resnet?
As for the AT1700 card, first of all, there's the problems with the drivers,
which still seem to be buggy (one of the guys on my floor has a failure or
so per day) for Linux. I heard that an advantage of the card (besides having
MCC actually help you set up your computer to run on Resnet) is that it has
a pretty goood buffering system. Do any of you know the tech specs for
these cards? (esp what kind of LEDs do both of these cards have?) Finally,
how reliable is this card under DOS/Windows? (I plan to use my computer under
both DOS and Linux). Oh, and is the AT1700 ne200 compatible?
I know that there are quite a few questions in this letter, but I think that
at least one or two others on this mailing list would benefit/be interested
in the answers. These seem to be the two big cards to get, if you don't
go for a no-name/etc ne2000 clone card. So, any input/advice you could
offer would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Jit
djib@mit.edu
