Does anyone have a cardbus PCMCIA NIC that actually WORKS?
I'm using a 3c575BT which uses the 3c59x driver. While the 3c works perfectly if I boot to WinXP it doesn't sync properly in Linux. I tried a NetGear card and the Tulip driver locks up the system. Yes, I have read all the docs on supported cards but I need a personal experience recommendation at this point. --------- Quality Management - A Commitment to Excellence
On 30/11/03 David C. Hart did say:
Does anyone have a cardbus PCMCIA NIC that actually WORKS?
Yup. I'm using a LinkSys 10/100 card that uses the tulip driver, and works fine.
Mike
David C. Hart wrote:
Does anyone have a cardbus PCMCIA NIC that actually WORKS?
Yes. The 3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN CardBus model 3CXFE575BT. The one I'm looking at right now has an XJack connector (a pop-out device you plug in an ethernet cable into). No additional cables or dongles required.
It'll cost you about $18 shipped from Micronet Networking in San Francisco (see http://micronetxp.com), according to Pricewatch (search for "3com 3CXFE575BT").
I have no idea what driver it uses but it works perfectly in Red Hat 9 GNU/Linux, so I'm guessing it will work just as well in Fedora Core 1 GNU/Linux. For less than you probably paid for lunch today, you could just buy one and try it.
I don't work for any of the companies just mentioned. I'm just trying to be helpful.
On 30/11/03 David C. Hart did say:
Does anyone have a cardbus PCMCIA NIC that actually WORKS?
be warned my NetGear FA511 10/100 PCMCIA network card worked fine in RH9 but failed miserably in FC1. This was due to some kind of problem in the graphical boot sequence. the workarounds are one of the following:
1) reinsert the card after boot to get it working, 2) or set "GRAPHICAL=no" in /etc/sysconfig/init, 3) or apply the patch listed in the bugzilla entry (search for it).
I've had good luck with the Xircom RealPort cards -- I've bought several on eBay for $15 - 25 (often with modems as well), and put them in old Celeron-equipped Fedora laptops.
These cards occupy two PCMCIA slots, but the nice thing about them is they have a real Ethernet jack right on the card (i.e., no XJack that breaks off, and no dongle to lose).
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At 08:57 PM 12/1/2003, Michael P. Soulier wrote:
On 30/11/03 David C. Hart did say:
Does anyone have a cardbus PCMCIA NIC that actually WORKS?
Yup. I'm using a LinkSys 10/100 card that uses the tulip driver, andworks fine.
On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 10:16, Allan Metts wrote:
I've had good luck with the Xircom RealPort cards -- I've bought several on eBay for $15 - 25 (often with modems as well), and put them in old Celeron-equipped Fedora laptops.
These cards occupy two PCMCIA slots, but the nice thing about them is they have a real Ethernet jack right on the card (i.e., no XJack that breaks off, and no dongle to lose).
Thanks. These are available for $19.00 from overstock.com.
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At 08:57 PM 12/1/2003, Michael P. Soulier wrote:
On 30/11/03 David C. Hart did say:
Does anyone have a cardbus PCMCIA NIC that actually WORKS?
Yup. I'm using a LinkSys 10/100 card that uses the tulip driver, andworks fine.
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