From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailhub.datafast.net.au ([203.123.67.14]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17lQpE-00067a-00 for ; Sun, 01 Sep 2002 05:15:21 -0400 Received: (qmail 95974 invoked from network); 1 Sep 2002 09:15:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO silver) (202.76.159.18) by mailhub.datafast.net.au with SMTP; 1 Sep 2002 09:15:18 -0000 Message-ID: <011901c25198$76aca520$fe01a8c0@blitztechnology.net> From: "Mitchell Smith" To: References: <3.0.5.32.20020831091731.010029a0@pop-server.tampabay.rr.com> <3.0.5.32.20020831132859.0100add8@pop-server.tampabay.rr.com> <20020901132104.D292@joana.gotss.net> Subject: Re: configuring the network after debian install. Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 19:17:57 +1000 Organization: Blitz Technology MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: realtech *shudders*, evil evil evil. I have found the hard way that realtech cards and access databases don't live well together on the same network, especially with win98. I don't understand the exact connection between the two, but if you use realtech cards and the native microsoft drivers, and any applications which use access databases, you will find that the databases become corrupt at random requiring repeted database maintanance to be needed. A good alternative I have found, with out going out and spending vast amounts on cards such as the Intel Eepro are the cards put out by Netgear. They live quite happily under both Linux and Windows and use the drivers from national semiconductors. They also don't cost much more than the realtech type cards, usually about $30 australian. Just my opinion anyway :). Later >>From Mitchell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry Hoath" To: Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 3:21 PM Subject: Re: configuring the network after debian install. > I presume PCI. > The rtl8139 is probably the cheapest most available piece of shit > um er I mean network card you can getyour hands on. > They work fine as a connectivity solution; and to be fare the revision C chips seem > all right but don't put them in a server :-) > > If you need 10base2 (coax) you want the rtl8029; it is > an Ne2000 pci card (oh the horror). > For the scoop on this see http://www.scyld.com and the network card drivers > page. > My flatmate has an rtl8139 card in her Windows box > and it works fine enough under Linux and windows. > > Regards, Kerry. > On Sat, Aug 31, 2002 at 01:28:59PM -0400, Patrick Turnage wrote: > > I get the same problems when I use loadlin to load the kernel and hard drive. > > I think i'm going to save myself some head aches and go out and spend the 9 > > dollars or so for an ISA board.. > > What is a good cheep.. and I'm really talking cheep here model, that will > > work with Linux? > > > > > > > > ------------------------- > > Patrick Turnage > > e-mail:pturnage@tampabay.rr.com > > Telephone: (850) 459-7717 > > HomePage: http://www.access-connect.com > > Amateur radio callsign:kg4dqk > > AOL Instant Messenger:kg4dqk > > icq:26862191 > > MSN:turnagep@hotmail.com > > Yahoo!:kg4dqk > > America Online:kg4dqk1129 kg4dqk1129@aol.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > -- > Kerry Hoath: kerry@gotss.net kerry@gotss.eu.org or kerry@gotss.spice.net.au > ICQ: 8226547 msn: kerry@gotss.net Yahoo: kerryhoath@yahoo.com.au > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >