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>