From: briggs@aix1.uottawa.ca (Richard Briggs 526555) Subject: Re: Cheap WD8003 clones? was Re: 3c501/3c503 Ethernet Drivers for SYS5 Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1992 05:30:17 GMT
In article <92297.021149BTITMARS@ESOC.BITNET> BARRY TITMARSH <BTITMARS@ESOC.BITNET> writes:
>Question.. before i go out and get a WD8013 or WD8003 card
>i see mention of ne2000 cards..
>exactly what card can be used wil linux. ??
>or do i have to get a WD80[13] card..
>shame .. since all my pc's are currently networked with arcnet cards
>or is there a plan for arcnet card support.. arcnet cards were realy
>cheep.. thats why i used them..
>barry..
I am using Compex ENET 8/U cards which emulate both NE1000 and WD8003 and are
fairly inexpensive by comparisson. So far I have been pleased with them under
DOS and UNIX (SCO) and soon I will try them under Linux.(just D/L'd SLS ver.98)
Hope this helps. Richard
Richard Briggs 4th Comp Eng. U of Ottawa briggs@aix1.uottawa.ca