* montefin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [21-05-2000 07:42 PM -0600] > Hi, > > I just told a friend who bounced off Debian that the > _one_outstanding_factor_ in my having made it so far in Debian was > _this_list_. With that guilt trip firmly implanted ;) here's my > question: > > I'm having an SDSL connection installed the first week of June. I will > need to have network cards in both my computers. I am told the installer > will take care of the rest while installing a Flowpoint 2200 DSL Router. > I have never had nor installed a network card in any computer. I have > received recommendations on two: > > 1.) Netgear's FA310TX 10/100 PCI RJ45 NIC NIC
This is one of the cards I have in this PC. Always worked like a charm with the tulip module. I mostly compiled it in the kernel. I've used this card for my cable modem side since the 2.0.36 kernel and never had any problem with it. Installation should be only a matter of choosing it from the adapter list during the initial network configuration. As a matter of fact, on this box, I installed potato from the network via this card. > > 2.) Linksys's ETHERFAST FAST ENET PCI 10/100 MBS 10/100BTX RJ45 PNP > Never used this one. > Prime considerations are #1 support in Debian/Linux, #2 ease of > installation and configuration for a non-hardware guy. I've seen both > these cards discussed here and have read back through the archives, but > would like some 'fresh' input before purchasing. I need to make a choice > and buy & install 2 of the same card this week to be ready for the > installer. > > The 2 computers are: > > a.) a 486DX 66MHz, 24Mb, HDD 814Mb, Kernel 2.2.15pre19-2 -- currently > all IDE (no-scsi card, although scsi is enabled in the kernel) booting > only Debian Potato (not Frozen) over a 56k internal modem dial-up to a > local ISP. Potato currently *is* 'frozen'. -- Didi Damian :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: www.debiandiary.f2s.com Debian GNU/Linux, when code matters more than commercials | 10:40pm up 1 day, 7:20,
