Subject: Re: Network card performance.
To: None <windsor@pobox.com>
From: Rick Kelly <rmk@rmkhome.rmkhome.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 08/12/1995 10:55:04
Rob Windsor said:

>NE2000 cards are typically "bad" because clones never can seem to make
>ones that don't break when you set I/O to other-than-0x340.
>
>I happened to pick up a nice one (Compex), but it's a pseudo-bus-mastering
>card that might get grumpy if I put in more than 16M on my ISA system.
>
>I'd shoot for the 3com card if buying another one.

I have two machines running NetBSD here. They both have GVC NIC-2003 B
network cards that cost me around $40 each.  They announce themselves as
being NE-2000 cards.  I have them at 0x300.  They can also be configured
to look like WD cards.  No problems in approximately 4 months of use.

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Rick Kelly	rmk@rmkhome.com	    rmk@tencats.rmkhome.com