RE: Well supported, reliable NICs for Redhat Linux/Fedora?
"DanG" <[email protected]> Sun, 16 Nov 2003 11:59:36 -0500
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Yes the problem I have is with my 3c905-TX card which is revision A. If
Kudzu is on at boot time the card does not initialize (though it worked
great from RH 7-9). I have quite a few posts in bugzilla about it and
workarounds. The issue has not been resolved yet with Kudzu and I wanted
another card that I could use the machine for NAT/Firewall for my network. I
bought a new Realtek 8139C chipset based card. It has a one year warranty.
Works like a charm not bad for $6 US :-). Thanks for everyone's input.
Dan
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of marcos colome
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 10:58 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Well supported, reliable NICs for Redhat Linux/Fedora?
I have not had any kind of problems with 3COM, D-Link or Realtek, they all
do the same job even if the cost is $15.00 or $300.00 as long as they are
10/100 they work fine with
any Linux, even the Asustek or Nvidia 3Com works fine with me. The new Intel
10/100/1000 are more expensive and the transmission is 10/100 only until
now. There
are a lot of technologies in the market that we do not need, they just
complicate our
life more, it is like SATA hard drives, I prefer SCSI hard drives. Some 3
com 905 network
card they boot by itself in some types of motherboards, I have inserted it
on a 64bit pci
slot and it works fine, on an NVidia chipset motherboard it wont boot by
itself, but it
will boot on an SIS chipset motherboard. In some motherboard it makes cycle,
but they
are very good and there are always drivers for them.
Eric Barnes <[email protected]> wrote:
Someone on the fedora-list has the same problem. Something to do with kudzu
I think. Look in that list instead of this test-list. Sorry I couldn't be
of more help.
On 11/16/03 7:40 AM, "Iain Rae" wrote:
> Klaasjan Brand wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 2003-11-15 at 05:27, DanG wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>> Can I get some people9s recommendations on PCI/PNP network
>>> cards that run very stable under Linux 2.4. I hear the Intel 10/100
>>> eepro based cards are good but are a little more costly. What about
>>> D-Link, Realtek, Linksys etc for $10-15 cards. I am only looking for
>>> 10/100 Mbit cards. Do not even begin to recommend 3com 905 based cards
>>> which is the cause of my headaches currently with Fedora J.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I'm currently using a 3c905 (rev b, combo version) with fedora without
>> any problems. I'm wondering what "headaches" it's causing you.
>>
>>
> see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=98767
>
>
> basically the cards lock up when kudzu is run during the boot process
> and the machine has to be power-cycled to get them back into a working
> condition. It seems to be limited to the 905, the B's and C's seem to
> work fine, also the 905's themselves seem to work fine with the 2.6
kernel.
>
>
>
>
> I've kind of worked round the problem, my work has just thrown out a
> bunch of PC's with 905b's in them and I retrieved the cards from the
> dustbin,
>
>
>> The Realtek cards are ok, but a bit broken by design (the driver works
>> around that, but don't be surprised when your! logs show "hanging
>> transceiver reset" or other vague messages.
>>
>
> AFAICR they're not very high performance cards either.
>
>
>> I've had no problems with
>> Intel and Digital cards.
>>
>> Klaasjan
>>
>>
>>
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card which is revision A. If Kudzu is on at boot time the card does not
initialize (though it worked great from RH 7-9). I have quite a few =
posts in
bugzilla about it and workarounds. The issue has not been resolved yet =
with
Kudzu and I wanted another card that I could use the machine for =
NAT/Firewall
for my network. I bought a new Realtek 8139C chipset based card. It has =
a one
year warranty. Works like a charm not bad for $6 US </span></font><font =
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color:navy'>J</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy =
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>. Thanks for =
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[email protected] =
[mailto:[email protected]] <b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>marcos colome<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, November =
16, 2003
10:58 AM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> =
[email protected]<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Well =
supported,
reliable NICs for Redhat Linux/Fedora?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>I have not had any kind of problems with 3COM, D-Link or =
Realtek,
they all do the same job even if the cost is $15.00 or $300.00 as long =
as they
are 10/100 they work fine with<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>any Linux, even the Asustek or Nvidia 3Com works fine with me. =
The new
Intel<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>10/100/1000 are more expensive and the transmission is 10/100 =
only
until now. There<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>are a lot of technologies in the market that we do not need, =
they just
complicate our <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>life more, it is like SATA hard drives, I prefer SCSI hard
drives. Some 3 com 905 network<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>card they boot by itself in some types of motherboards, I have =
inserted
it on a 64bit pci<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>slot and it works fine, on an NVidia chipset motherboard it wont =
boot
by itself, but it<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>will boot on an SIS chipset motherboard. In some motherboard it =
makes
cycle, but they<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>are very good and there are always drivers for them.<br>
<br>
<b><i><span style=3D'font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Eric Barnes
<[email protected]></span></i></b> =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Someone on the fedora-list has the same problem. Something to do =
with
kudzu<br>
I think. Look in that list instead of this test-list. Sorry I couldn't =
be<br>
of more help.<br>
<br>
On 11/16/03 7:40 AM, "Iain Rae" <[email protected]>wrote:<br>
<br>
> Klaasjan Brand wrote:<br>
> <br>
>> On Sat, 2003-11-15 at 05:27, DanG wrote:<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>>> Hi folks,<br>
>>> Can I get some people9s recommendations on PCI/PNP =
network<br>
>>> cards that run very stable under Linux 2.4. I hear the =
Intel
10/100<br>
>>> eepro based cards are good but are a little more costly. =
What
about<br>
>>> D-Link, Realtek, Linksys etc for $10-15 cards. I am only =
looking
for<br>
>>> 10/100 Mbit cards. Do not even begin to recommend 3com 905 =
based
cards<br>
>>> which is the cause of my headaches currently with Fedora =
J.<br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>> <br>
>> I'm currently using a 3c905 (rev b, combo version) with fedora =
without<br>
>> any problems. I'm wondering what "headaches" it's =
causing
you.<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
> see =
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D98767<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> basically the cards lock up when kudzu is run during the boot =
process<br>
> and the machine has to be power-cycled to get them back into a =
working<br>
> condition. It seems to be limited to the 905, the B's and C's seem =
to<br>
> work fine, also the 905's themselves seem to work fine with the 2.6
kernel.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> I've kind of worked round the problem, my work has just thrown out =
a<br>
> bunch of PC's with 905b's in them and I retrieved the cards from =
the<br>
> dustbin,<br>
> <br>
> <br>
>> The Realtek cards are ok, but a bit broken by design (the =
driver works<br>
>> around that, but don't be surprised when your! logs show =
"hanging<br>
>> transceiver reset" or other vague messages.<br>
>> <br>
> <br>
> AFAICR they're not very high performance cards either.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
>> I've had no problems with<br>
>> Intel and Digital cards.<br>
>> <br>
>> Klaasjan<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
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>> <br>
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