Hi Max. Ive been using surecom EP320x 100mb PCI cards with now problem, they use a Realt ek RTL8129/39 chipset. Yast2 recognizes them straight away and they are bloody cheap (AU$25 ..thats about US$12). If you want to spend a little more, Go for the netgear FA320tx with a DEC tulip chipset.. Adam On 07-Sep-00 max wrote:

hi all <SNIP> my budget at this point is tiny - about $150 for a hub and two 100baseT cards.. so i need recommendations/suggestions... what can i get that is cheap and works well with suse, and isnt a pain to install and configure?

thanks a lot

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On Thu, 07 Sep 2000, max wrote:

hi all i am planning to build a home network, and run a suse box as a nat/name server/mail server/etc. and i am wondering what, hopefully cheap, network cards would you all recommend? my budget at this point is tiny - about $150 for a hub and two 100baseT cards.. so i need recommendations/suggestions... what can i get that is cheap and works well with suse, and isnt a pain to install and configure?

Hi, I'm not sure where you are located but here Dlink Canada had a deal on 8port switches. Including taxes and shipping the switch ended up costing around $100 cdn. Add a couple of Dlink 530 [the older model is very cheap at local dealers right now] and you might get under $150 CDN or not much more then $100 US. It looks like the deal isn't on the Dlink website anymore but if your budget is $150 US then you might be able to make it. The Dlink 530 are I think running $25 CDN locally. They use the Via-rhine II driver. Just plug them in and select the right module. Nick -- ----------------------------- Anybody got plans for an ark? ----------------------------- -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq