nic at real cheap price

[Ed Barnes]

Hi folks, I have to join on this thread in defense of Rol.
Those Realtech's work with kernel 2.4 and they worked with 2.2 as well 
according to documentation.
I say that they worked according to docs with 2.2 because my first work 
with Linux was recently so it was 2.4. 
However in researching before I purchased them I learned this so it's 
decently documented.
Further I know the kernel module for 2.4 is 8139too and if memory serves 
correctly the name of the kernel module driver for 2.2 is rtl8139.
I have two cousins of the realtech 8139 he4re and I put one ina buddies 
system and all are working well, I put an aln325 aopen which uses the 
realtech 8139 system in my friend Dwayne's Windows system, my own Windows 
system has a cousin of the Realtech 8139, an smc1244 10/100 which also of 
course uses the realtech 8139 chipset.
And, eth1 in my Linux box is a D-link dfe-538 which uses once again the 
Realtech 8139 chipset.
Now, in closing I know none of the three cards I've discussed are 
comparable to something like the members of the 3com family like the 3c905 
series, but they're reliable and are a good value whether you buy them for 
$1 on the www site or pay market price for them which is between $15 and 
$20 cdn with taxes around my neck of the woods.
Just my thoughts and hope I've not offended anyone byyy taking sides on 
this issue.
Regards to all on list!

Ed Barnes
E-mail edbarnes at anomaly.2y.net or ebarnes1 at warp.nfld.net
Ph (home) 709-596-3165 or (cell) 709-683-6085
http://anomaly.2y.net
"Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his 
tail." --- unknown

 On Sun, 19 May 2002, Raul 
A. Gallegos wrote:

> Chuck now that is just not fair for you to say.  First off when I purchased
> the nics I sent you they came with a linux kernel driver which I was able to
> get working, second I would not purchase 3 nics so I can use one and offer
> you 2 if they didnt' work with LInux.  I"m still successfully using that nic
> on a LInux system.  Thirdly I most certainly replied to you regarding the
> nics when you emailed me and you never replied back.  I can go to my
> sent-foler and resend you those emssages if you like.
> 
> Best regards.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Hallenbeck" <hallenbeck at valstar.net>
> To: "Speakup Mailing-list" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 5:43 AM
> Subject: Re: nic at real cheap price
> 
> 
> > Raul,
> > You swapped two of those cards for a broken computer of mine once
> > claiming them to be supported by Linux, but I was unable to
> > compile the driver and you were unable to tell me how to do it.
> > Are we talking about the same cards here? If so, there might be a
> > problem for some users.
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> > On Fri, 17 May 2002, Raul A. Gallegos wrote:
> >
> > > Hey guys and gals.  I know it's not an ad list but my eyes bulged out
> > > when I saw this one.
> > >
> > > http://www.pcmaxsystems.com/networkcards.html
> > >
> > > Realtech network cards for only $1 and they are new.  They also
> > > definitely work with Linux no problems in any kernel.
> > >
> > >
> >
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