Subject: Re: SMC EZNet cards?
To: Jon Lindgren <jlindgren@espus.com>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 03/02/2000 10:05:54
On Thu, 2 Mar 2000 06:56:57 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
Jon Lindgren <jlindgren@espus.com> wrote:
> Has anyone seen the SMC EZNet cards? They're pretty darn cheap ($15) PCI
> 10/100 FD cards. I don't know if the chipset is brain damaged, or what,
> but does anyone know the story about these (i.e. are they supported, or a
> variant of a supported chipset)? The EtherPower II cards are great (been
> using a pair for about a year now), but they're about $55 or so...
They're re-badged RealTek 8139s. Bottom of the barrel. Spend the extra
$40 for the EtherPower II.
-- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>