From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 31 May 2001 07:53:55 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 31 May 2001 07:53:50 -0400 Received: from 3jane.ashpool.org ([195.24.172.2]:5901 "EHLO 3jane.ashpool.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 31 May 2001 07:53:34 -0400 From: poptix Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 14:03:43 +0200 To: "Michael H. Warfield" Subject: Re: [OFF-TOPIC] 4 ports ETH cards Message-ID: <20010531140343.J15151@3jane.ashpool.org> In-Reply-To: <3B135549.19CF8965@fabbione.net> <20010530183416.P14293@corellia.laforge.distro.conectiva> <20010530180344.A5304@alcove.wittsend.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.17i In-Reply-To: <20010530180344.A5304@alcove.wittsend.com>; from mhw@wittsend.com on Wed, May 30, 2001 at 06:03:44PM -0400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Because the D-Link cards were less than half of the nearest > competitor [ < $180 vs > $360 for others and Compac was > $2400! ] I I have to comment on this one, the Compaq cards (NC3131 and NC3134) are ~$210 and come with two ports, upgradable with another 2 port module (daughterboard) you have a choice of 2 more 100mbit ports ($233) or 1 gigabit port ($500), perhaps you were under the influence of drugs, or the salesperson was. (btw, it uses the eepro100 driver, which, in my experience, is very stable.) Matthew S. Hallacy > -- > Michael H. Warfield | (770) 985-6132 | mhw@WittsEnd.com > (The Mad Wizard) | (678) 463-0932 | http://www.wittsend.com/mhw/ > NIC whois: MHW9 | An optimist believes we live in the best of all > PGP Key: 0xDF1DD471 | possible worlds. A pessimist is sure of it!