plain-vanilla ethernet; do brands matter?

[Markku Kolkka]

THUFIR HAWAT kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika keskiviikko, 8. 
kesäkuuta 2005 09:46):
> does the brand matter, or will anything that says "ethernet"
> fit the bill?

What matters is the Ethernet chip on the card, not the logo 
printed on the box. I have used a SMC card with a Realtek 8139 
chip without any problems, but that doesn't guarantee that SMC 
cards with other types of Ethernet chips would work.

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