[K12OSN] Re: Network Card suggestions revisited
Timothy Legge
tlegge at rogers.com
Tue Feb 24 19:36:03 UTC 2004
> It can come close. I've seen 72Mb used when running certain apps (e. g.
> TuxType). But Gig-E in the clients isn't needed. Server, yes, but not
> client. I go w/ the 3Com cards simply because 1.) they do happen to be
> pretty decent, 2.) we've already standardized on them and thus have lots
> of 'em, and 3.) I've been able to get them for $15 if I shop well. I
> also have a Realtek 8129-based card that works very well in a thin client.
If you are really interested, the Realtek 8169 Gigabit card is supported
by Etherboot. They are available from about ebay for under $9.50 US
Tim
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