nic at real cheap price

[Alex Snow]

I will be ordering a few of those cards, and if they don't work in my linux
box like I think they will, I'll put them in my winblows machine.  I have
used a d-link dfe538 card, with no problems till it got hit by lightning
last summer.  I have also used some 3com cards like the 3c9 series, and a
few etherlink 3s.  I have not seen much of a difference.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Barnes" <edbarnes at anomaly.2y.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 3:12 AM
Subject: Re: nic at real cheap price


> 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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> > >
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