Rob MacWilliams wrote: > > I just purshased a Toshiba 430CDS Laptop that I plan to run Debian on. I > have been running > Debian on a desktop for about a year now, so I'm comfortable with it. > > My question has to do with the PCMCIA cards that are available now. I will > need to run a > modem and an ethernet card at the same time, and I was worried about cable > interference and > thinking of the future (the machine only has two slots). I figured the the > 3com (3c562D) > modem/ethernet combo card would do the trick, but a quick look through the > Hardware and > PCMCIA How-to's revealed that interrupts could be a problem. > > Should I get separate cards, or a combo? Price isn't a huge issue here, > reliability is much > more important. >
I use two cards in my Gateway Solo 2100: 3com 3c589D and a Gateway TelePath 33.6 modem. I use them simultaneously and haven't had a problem. Both worked like a charm from the beginning with no twiddling. (The modem is OEM from USR, which is actually manufactured by Megahertz I think.) -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
