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What NIC do you use?
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| NetChild1985 2002-11-16, 3:13 am |
| I'm using 3Com on my servers and Intel/Realtek on the other machines. | |
| prezbedard 2002-11-16, 9:58 am |
| My first NIC which I got my first(1996) year of college was an Intel it lasted about 3 years. The replacement was a 3com which is still working about 3 years now.
I had a D-Link PC Card in my notebook until it broke. It now has a Linksys usb. I have a 3com usb adapter in my Dell. At last but not least my linux box has a built in Realtek on a Soyo motherboard.
Which I need to flash the bios on.
Anybody know how create a linux boot disk that works like a 98 boot disk and boots to a prompt?From "Linux boot disk" post
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| ccieToBe 2002-11-16, 11:54 am |
| All of the above and then some. NICs are one thing that I don't mind going generic on. | |
| prezbedard 2002-11-16, 12:10 pm |
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Originally posted by NetChild1985
Check out http://www.bootdisk.com/.
I already checked out that site.
But I discovered it is a hardware problem not the floppy disk itself.
I do have the files I need to boot.
Thanks | |
| prezbedard 2002-11-16, 12:36 pm |
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Originally posted by NetChild1985
Check out http://www.bootdisk.com/.
When booting from the floppy how do I prevent it from booting into linux and get
a 98 boot functionality?
I am doing this because I need to flash my bios in order to correct the random reboot problem.
Can I run the bios flash executable from within the OS?
Thanks | |
| ruscorp 2002-11-16, 12:48 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by ccieToBe
All of the above and then some. NICs are one thing that I don't mind going generic on.
I Agree. Realtek is as generic as they get. | |
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| prezbedard 2002-11-16, 1:06 pm |
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Originally posted by NetChild1985
You shouldn't use a Win98 boot disk. Here's a link to a DR-DOS 7 disk for bios flashing. I've never used it, but I've heard it works very well.
http://www.polarhome.com/service/bootdisk/DOS/Dr-DOS/
I know I shouldn't use a win98 disk.
I wanted to know if the linux boot can be used in the same funtionality as a 98 boot disk? | |
| RichardJW 2002-11-16, 4:57 pm |
| 3com. I have a few of them. Got them dirt cheap (lucky me  ) | |
| Doug_Black 2002-11-16, 10:42 pm |
| I use 3Com NIC's (3C905 series) for my servers and PC's except where the system has a built-in NIC, then they are Intel EtherNet Cards. I also have an old Dell Pentium II laptop that I installed a XirCom RealPort combo card and so I guess they would be called Intel now that they have been bought up by Intel.
I had too many inconsistant problems with many of the generic or low-end cards, so I only use top-of-the-line NIC's that are certified and tested for numerous Operating Systems to guarantee I will have hardware and software compatability both for now and in the future! I don't like having head-aches or having to spend a lot of time trouble-shooting NIC, switches and router problems. | |
| namrak 2002-11-17, 2:03 am |
| I have really come to enjoy 3Com (3C905B). I picked up quite a few on the cheap.
The quality is quite a bit better than Netgear and I've since switched all my computers to 3Com. They handle the stress of being overclocked better than Netgear NICs.  | |
| chodan 2002-11-17, 8:23 pm |
| I use 3com on our network.
Whatever you use try to maintain uniformity accross your network it'll save you headaches looking for correct drivers. | |
| ruscorp 2002-11-17, 8:56 pm |
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Originally posted by chodan
I use 3com on our network.
Whatever you use try to maintain uniformity accross your network it'll save you headaches looking for correct drivers.
Very true. | |
| thecomeons 2002-11-18, 2:36 am |
| i have some 3com nics that are working nicely in my lab.
and if you want to flash your bios, why not use a win98 floppy? formatting a floppy with windows system files works a charm. saves having to find a linux prompt boot disc. | |
| NetChild1985 2002-11-18, 2:50 am |
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Originally posted by chodan
Whatever you use try to maintain uniformity accross your network it'll save you headaches looking for correct drivers.
I agree here! | |
| enforcer 2002-11-18, 5:52 am |
| I use mainly 3com905 b/c found them easy to use and getting drivers easy, laptop has 3c375, have a few intels as well. | |
| Teck Shark 2002-11-18, 9:19 am |
| I use 3COM 3C905B NICs in all our Client PC's. Also use 3COM NICs in laptops. Most new workstations & Laptops have integrated 3COM NICs. On the servers I normally use Intel Pro NICS. They have been working nice, and most of our servers we've ordered lately have come with them anyway.
My home network I have a mix...Linksys, Intel & 3COM 3C905B NICs. I've had nothing but good luck with all of them! | |
| chodan 2002-11-18, 10:09 am |
| Who can reccomend some good reasonably priced Gigabit 1000 baseT adapters for our servers? | |
| ccieToBe 2002-11-18, 8:52 pm |
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Originally posted by chodan
Whatever you use try to maintain uniformity accross your network it'll save you headaches looking for correct drivers.
Agreed. At work I've standardized on some cheap Realtek cards that a local vendor sells for $9 each. I bought a )(*() load of them over the summer and standardized the NICs in all the workstations, but left the servers alone. They work well in every OS we use. For my ISP I have a mix of every brand known to man. What can I say - I've accumulated a lot of NICs over the years and I'm cheap | |
| ccieToBe 2002-11-18, 8:55 pm |
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Originally posted by chodan
Who can reccomend some good reasonably priced Gigabit 1000 baseT adapters for our servers?
Fiber or copper? | |
| enforcer 2002-11-19, 6:25 am |
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Originally posted by ccieToBe
Fiber or copper?
Bran, good source of fibre | |
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| chodan 2002-11-19, 1:53 pm |
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Originally posted by ccieToBe
Fiber or copper?
Isn't 1000 Base T always copper? | |
| ccieToBe 2002-11-19, 5:52 pm |
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Originally posted by chodan
Isn't 1000 Base T always copper?
Yeah, that's what happens when I don't read a question twice 
Look at those same sites that I linked to in my earlier post. |
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