[K12OSN] Re: Network Card suggestions revisited

[Gary Frederick]

Good point.

Timothy Legge wrote:

>>   https://www.redhat.com/archives/k12osn/2004-January/msg00015.html
>>The response (Thanks) was that it is worth getting a card that is better 
>>that the bottom end. The 3Com cards were one of the suggestions.
>>
>>Is there any data on how much better a 3Com or Intel or ? card is than 
>>the bottom end?
> 
> 
> I have seen some comparisons lately on Gigabit cards but never on 10/100
> cards.  You have to put this in perspective.  Yes, 3Com and Intel cards
> are reported to be somewhat faster and would probably make sense in your
> server.  However since a terminal doesn't use the full 100 Mbs anyway
> you may be paying extra for nothing.
> 
> Bottomline (IMHO) if you have 3Com cards use them.  If you don't,
> consider what you can afford.  Sure they are only 10-20 bucks more but
> if you have to buy a lot, you are getting into the price of a terminal
> very quickly.

So if a terminal doesn't use all of a 100 Mbs card, I should not use a 
more expensive 10/100 OR Gigabit card in them? (Guess what I thought 
about doing ;-) )

Another reason for using terminals.

Gary

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> Tim
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