I will be ordering a few of those cards, and if they don't work in my linux box like I think they will, I'll put them in my winblows machine. I have used a d-link dfe538 card, with no problems till it got hit by lightning last summer. I have also used some 3com cards like the 3c9 series, and a few etherlink 3s. I have not seen much of a difference. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Barnes" <edbarnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 3:12 AM Subject: Re: nic at real cheap price > Hi folks, I have to join on this thread in defense of Rol. > Those Realtech's work with kernel 2.4 and they worked with 2.2 as well > according to documentation. > I say that they worked according to docs with 2.2 because my first work > with Linux was recently so it was 2.4. > However in researching before I purchased them I learned this so it's > decently documented. > Further I know the kernel module for 2.4 is 8139too and if memory serves > correctly the name of the kernel module driver for 2.2 is rtl8139. > I have two cousins of the realtech 8139 he4re and I put one ina buddies > system and all are working well, I put an aln325 aopen which uses the > realtech 8139 system in my friend Dwayne's Windows system, my own Windows > system has a cousin of the Realtech 8139, an smc1244 10/100 which also of > course uses the realtech 8139 chipset. > And, eth1 in my Linux box is a D-link dfe-538 which uses once again the > Realtech 8139 chipset. > Now, in closing I know none of the three cards I've discussed are > comparable to something like the members of the 3com family like the 3c905 > series, but they're reliable and are a good value whether you buy them for > $1 on the www site or pay market price for them which is between $15 and > $20 cdn with taxes around my neck of the woods. > Just my thoughts and hope I've not offended anyone byyy taking sides on > this issue. > Regards to all on list! > > Ed Barnes > E-mail edbarnes at anomaly.2y.net or ebarnes1 at warp.nfld.net > Ph (home) 709-596-3165 or (cell) 709-683-6085 > http://anomaly.2y.net > "Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his > tail." --- unknown > > On Sun, 19 May 2002, Raul > A. Gallegos wrote: > > > Chuck now that is just not fair for you to say. First off when I purchased > > the nics I sent you they came with a linux kernel driver which I was able to > > get working, second I would not purchase 3 nics so I can use one and offer > > you 2 if they didnt' work with LInux. I"m still successfully using that nic > > on a LInux system. Thirdly I most certainly replied to you regarding the > > nics when you emailed me and you never replied back. I can go to my > > sent-foler and resend you those emssages if you like. > > > > Best regards. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Charles Hallenbeck" <hallenbeck at valstar.net> > > To: "Speakup Mailing-list" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 5:43 AM > > Subject: Re: nic at real cheap price > > > > > > > Raul, > > > You swapped two of those cards for a broken computer of mine once > > > claiming them to be supported by Linux, but I was unable to > > > compile the driver and you were unable to tell me how to do it. > > > Are we talking about the same cards here? If so, there might be a > > > problem for some users. > > > > > > Chuck > > > > > > On Fri, 17 May 2002, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: > > > > > > > Hey guys and gals. I know it's not an ad list but my eyes bulged out > > > > when I saw this one. > > > > > > > > http://www.pcmaxsystems.com/networkcards.html > > > > > > > > Realtech network cards for only $1 and they are new. They also > > > > definitely work with Linux no problems in any kernel. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Visit me at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck > > > The Moon is Waxing Crescent (35% of Full) > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
