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Re: [SLE] Linksys PC Card NIC
- From: Tor Sigurdsson <tosi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 03:05:29 +0000
- Message-id: <01021103052907.16520@dustpuppy>
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All,
I think the assumptions on the Linksys cards are based on the same
assumptions that other people might take against other brands ( D-Link, 3Com,
HP, iNTEL etc ) regarding cardbus cards. Unfortunately, the cardbus system is
laptop dependant, so a cb card that may work in one laptop does not
neccessarily have to work in another. This may lead to the conclusion of some
that a certain brand of card is no good, when it's only no good for that
particular laptop.
I usually try to point prople in the direction of 16-bit cards, specially if
they have to be used in more than one laptop/handheld, as they usually prove
less problematic. Of course, I try to remember to tell people about the
tradeoffs, mainly that 16-bit cards are somewhat slower than their cb
counterparts.
A rule of thumb when shopping for cb cards is: bring your laptop, and try
before you buy. See the card running in all the OS's you are going to use,
and see it running in all the devices you plan on using it in.
- -tosi
Þann sunnudagur 11 febrúar 2001 00:24 skrifaðir þú:
> Gary and all,
>
> There seems to be some consensus here on *NOT* using Linksys cards.
> Can anyone give more detail as I have been using very inexpensive
> Lynksys cards on 2 of my Linux machines w/o porblem. The only
> difficulty I had was that a newer Linksys 4.1 LNE100TX card would not
> work w/ Linux but
> earlier versions of the same card worked with the tulip driverprovided
> with SuSE 6.4. My understanding is that the latest tulip driver (in
> kernel 2.4) should work with the 4.1 cards as well. I just wanted to
> interject this into the conversation as someone who didn't know any
> better and tried linksys because of the low price. I have not had any
> problems over the past several months I have been using the cards.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stuart
>
> Gary wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 06:48:48PM -0600 or thereabouts, Timothy R.
Butler wrote:
> > > Has anyone tried the Linksys "10/100 Integrated Etherfast CardBus"
> > > network card? It looks like a good deal (just $47), and for that price
> > > even is one of the "dongle-less" cards. Does it work well with Linux?
> >
> > I can't believe it a tech question... Hello Tim,
> > Several of my professors who have been in the Unix/Linux business for
> > *years*, have always told me to stay away from Linksys cards. They
> > mentioned this to me independently of each other. They all agree that
> > there are intermittent problems with TCP/IP and this card. In short,
> > when building networds, they have had problems with it. Thought I would
> > pass it on for what it's worth... Personally, I use 3Comm.
> >
> > --
> > Best regards,
> > Gary
> >
> > Today's thought: Before you criticize someone walk a mile in his shoes.
> > That way if he gets angry he'll be a mile away -- and barefoot.
> >
> > --
> > To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxx
> > For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@xxxxxxxx
> > Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
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All,
I think the assumptions on the Linksys cards are based on the same
assumptions that other people might take against other brands ( D-Link, 3Com,
HP, iNTEL etc ) regarding cardbus cards. Unfortunately, the cardbus system is
laptop dependant, so a cb card that may work in one laptop does not
neccessarily have to work in another. This may lead to the conclusion of some
that a certain brand of card is no good, when it's only no good for that
particular laptop.
I usually try to point prople in the direction of 16-bit cards, specially if
they have to be used in more than one laptop/handheld, as they usually prove
less problematic. Of course, I try to remember to tell people about the
tradeoffs, mainly that 16-bit cards are somewhat slower than their cb
counterparts.
A rule of thumb when shopping for cb cards is: bring your laptop, and try
before you buy. See the card running in all the OS's you are going to use,
and see it running in all the devices you plan on using it in.
- -tosi
Þann sunnudagur 11 febrúar 2001 00:24 skrifaðir þú:
> Gary and all,
>
> There seems to be some consensus here on *NOT* using Linksys cards.
> Can anyone give more detail as I have been using very inexpensive
> Lynksys cards on 2 of my Linux machines w/o porblem. The only
> difficulty I had was that a newer Linksys 4.1 LNE100TX card would not
> work w/ Linux but
> earlier versions of the same card worked with the tulip driverprovided
> with SuSE 6.4. My understanding is that the latest tulip driver (in
> kernel 2.4) should work with the 4.1 cards as well. I just wanted to
> interject this into the conversation as someone who didn't know any
> better and tried linksys because of the low price. I have not had any
> problems over the past several months I have been using the cards.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stuart
>
> Gary wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 06:48:48PM -0600 or thereabouts, Timothy R.
Butler wrote:
> > > Has anyone tried the Linksys "10/100 Integrated Etherfast CardBus"
> > > network card? It looks like a good deal (just $47), and for that price
> > > even is one of the "dongle-less" cards. Does it work well with Linux?
> >
> > I can't believe it a tech question... Hello Tim,
> > Several of my professors who have been in the Unix/Linux business for
> > *years*, have always told me to stay away from Linksys cards. They
> > mentioned this to me independently of each other. They all agree that
> > there are intermittent problems with TCP/IP and this card. In short,
> > when building networds, they have had problems with it. Thought I would
> > pass it on for what it's worth... Personally, I use 3Comm.
> >
> > --
> > Best regards,
> > Gary
> >
> > Today's thought: Before you criticize someone walk a mile in his shoes.
> > That way if he gets angry he'll be a mile away -- and barefoot.
> >
> > --
> > To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxx
> > For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@xxxxxxxx
> > Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
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______
/---------------------------------------\ \
| Þór Sigurðsson | Tor Sigurdsson | t |
| Netmaður | Network Specialist | o |
|-----------------------------------------| s |
| tosi@xxxxxxxxx | i |
\---------------------------------------/_____/
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