I'm guessing it should be PCI...and I hope so, because I've never seen an ISA card that can do 100Mbps, and don't think the ISA bus could saturate that card. It's not that fast. If you're looking for really cheap, and not worried if your achieved thruput is only 80 or 90Mbps, just go to your local Mom-n-Pop computer store and buy their $20 10/100 card, most use the rtl8139 or tulip modules, which I've found to be very reliable and fast. My 3c905B is only a tad faster. The place where you want to make sure you get the best is your switch (not a hub!).
On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 08:45:31PM -0500, Rich Puhek scribbled... > Gack! $70? That seems a bit pricy for an ISA card. > > 10/100 cards in an ISA slot? That's a bit odd... > > On the off chance you meant to type PCI, not ISA, I'd use the 3c905 card > from 3com. They're supported, reliable, and they're $45/each if you buy > them in a 25-pack from Datacomm. If it's a school, you can probably get > an education discount from a reseller (not sure if a charter school will > qualify for 3com's GEP program, or whatever it's called now). > > Search around out there, and you can probably find someone selling a lot > of 100 used cards for much less per card. Or, if you really want ISA and > 10 meg, go with the trusty old 3c509. Again, you should be able to find > plenty of used ones there for well under $70 each. > > > --Rich > > John Purser wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I'm looking for a source for nearly 100 10/100 ISA Ethernet cards for a > > linux network I'm helping with at a local Charter School. I've found some > > for around $70 but was hoping to cut that price in half if I could. Anybody > > got some leads or recommend a particular card to buy and/or stay away from? > > > > Thanks, > > > > John Purser > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > Rich Puhek > ETN Systems Inc. > _________________________________________________________ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
