dmd3x Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 I want to buy an inexpensive NIC (Network Interface Card) that will work with Linux. The distros I use are RedHat, Mandrake, and Lycoris. Any suggestions on what card to buy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmd3x Posted December 29, 2002 Author Share Posted December 29, 2002 A friend offered me a used Netgear FA311 for $4. Is this a good buy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neowin_hipster Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 Well as long as it conforms to standards and is 10/100 you should be able to get it working quite easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 More important than the brand is the chip used in the card. Most cheaper cards (the Linksys LNE100TX, some Network-Everywhere (subsidary of linksys), and others) use the tulip module. Others (many onboard LAN's, some D-Link cards) use RealTek modules (RTL-8139 aka 8139too.o). These cards are relatively cheap (all under 20 bucks, easily) and are good buys IMHO for their low cost and excelent linux support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimf43 Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 A friend offered me a used Netgear FA311 for $4. Is this a good buy? Netgear is a well known name, The specs look fine... $4 is a great price. Do it! :yes: Anyway, Linux has better NIC support than about anything else. I've never had a problem with a NIC in any current Linux build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the evn show Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 I have yet to find a card that won't work in linux with either it's own specific kernel module or (when all else fails) by using the ne2000 driver - it's not the fastest or prettiest dirver but it will get the job done in a pinch. I've had good luck with the 3com 3c509 and 905 cards. The realtek (8139too) based cards also perform well enough and are very cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mezz Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 I don't recommend Realtek and Dlink, they aren't really good support in BSD. I recommend Linksys, 3com and intel.. They are good nics. Whole of my NICs are Linksys LNE100TX, they rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxBoy Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 A friend offered me a used Netgear FA311 for $4. Is this a good buy? Not bad, it should be detected automatically in *NIX.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmd3x Posted December 30, 2002 Author Share Posted December 30, 2002 I decided to get the Netgear from my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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