Evan DiBiase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Yes, this is the second comment I've heard to the effect of "the > FA310TX is not worth the circuit board it's printed on." I've always > had nothing but luck with them, and I don't particularly feel like > purchasing a 3Com NIC and getting it shipped overnight, but that > looks like it may be the only option. > > Sadly, I've tried the latest drivers and encounter the same > problems. ::sigh:: Looks like Outpost.com is going to get some more > of my business tonight, unless I can get this thing to work... > > Thanks for your advice, though, this isn't to say that I don't > appreciate it :) I'd just rather not buy anything more right now :\
Well, just to offer a counterpoint, I've got 3 of these beauties. One in a machine dual booting Win98/Debian potato and two in a PPro 200 system I use as a firewall/router/masq. One FA310TX in each system is attached to a Netgear 8-port hub, and the second NIC in the PPro is attached to a Cisco 675 DSL modem. I have had ZERO trouble with the cards! Two of the cards I purchased over a year ago, and the second card in the firewall I purchased at CompUSA a week ago. I was expecting some trouble with the dual-NIC system but experienced absolutely none. The second card was automatically detected by the tulip module and I was off and running. There's always a chance you got a bad card. Might call up their tech support and see what they have to say. Good luck, Gary
