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From: ka3ffy@telerama.lm.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: ethernet cards (3COM?)
Date: 12 Dec 1994 03:30:56 -0500
Organization: Telerama Public Access Internet, Pittsburgh, PA
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Mark D. Spiller (mds@rich.EECS.Berkeley.EDU) wrote:

> Hi -

> I was wondering if anyone out there could give a recommendation
> on a good, FAST, reliable ethernet card that I could get up
> and running quickly on my 486/66?  I took a quick skim through
> the faq, and saw that there were quite a few supported, but 
> would like to get some first hand experiences from the net...

> I was considering the 3COM 3C503 16 bit...  But was wondering,
> how does it compare to the 509?  ( I noticed that lots of people
> in the newsgroup had trouble with that one...)

> Thanks for any info!

> Mark D. Spiller
> mds@ic.eecs.berkeley.edu

   get a very erasy one like the NE2000 16bit or clone of a NE2000.
just make sure that it is novell certified.
-- 
   kevin gaudi
   
   ka3ffy@telerama.lm.com