[KLUG Members] Re: Home File Server: e-smith?

[Bruce Atherton]

Hi All,

I'm a novice at this, but I just bought a Netgear FA 311. Is this a "tulip" 
or what? I don't see anything that would indicate what it is.
I got this from worst buy, it was this or adaptec and linksys. Office depot 
was only linksys. I read the warnings with much "Ahhsoo". ;-)

I _do_ see that is is Linux compatible. "Is it?" is my question.

TIA

Bruce

>From: "Bryan J. Smith" <b.j.smith@ieee.org>
>Reply-To: members@kalamazoolinux.org
>To: members@kalamazoolinux.org
>Subject: Re: [KLUG Members] Re: Home File Server: e-smith?
>Date: 15 Apr 2002 00:16:22 -0400
>
>On Sun, 2002-04-14 at 22:18, Mike Williams wrote:
> > If this thing is going to be a dedicated file server you might want to 
>look
> > at a server-quality NIC.  Something from 3Com, maybe, or one of the 
>latest
> > Intels.  Could be my own prejudices showing, but I don't know that I'd
> > trust a Realtec to heavy use like that.
>
>I agree.  RealTek NICs don't do full duplex and seem to have a bit of a
>CPU load.
>
>But you'd be surprised how well cheap Tulips (2114x-series) work.
>Better yet, try to track down a NIC with an original, Digital 21143 ASIC
>on-board (I still see them sold occasionally).  The 21143 was designed
>for servers whereas most Tulips are based on the more "generic" 21140[A]
>logic.
>
>I'm hesitant to recommend Intel ever since I had to yank a i82558
>(original EEPRO/100+ series) out of a production server because of
>transmitter issues.  Yes, I know Intel now maintains their own, non-GPL,
>but OSS, Linux drivers, but it still smarts.  ;-P
>
>-- Bryan
>
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