[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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