Re: [lug-nuts] Idiot networking question

From: Michael Long (mlong@ns.net)
Date: Sun Nov 28 1999 - 09:32:31 PST


Make sure the nics are PCI and you shouldn't have a problem. I have a
linksys ISA card and had some problems with it. Linux would't detect it
at all. I had to manually set some IRQ's in the bios and then run a
linksys utility and set the same IRQ's on the chip. My buddy had the same
one and it was a pci card and installed without any problems.

Michael

On Sun, 28 Nov 1999, Steve Caple wrote:

> Linksys has a 10/100 5 port SWITCH with 2 NICs and cables available for
> $117 or less (computers4sure.com, I think).
>
> Any drawbacks with this one on Linux that you know of?
>
> It sounds like a good price for a starter kit that ought to stay up on the
> curve for a while.
>
> My current stuff is 10Base2.
>
>
> Steve
>
> >If you use 10baseT ethernet (the ones with the big phone type jacks) then
> all you
> >need is a crossover cable. The specs can be found on the net, or you can
> buy one for
> >real cheap. Also hubs these days can be got for as low as like $25.
> >
> >Mike Machado
> >mike@innercite.com
> >InnerCite
> >Network Specialist
>
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