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

[Adam Bultman]

It (The FA311TX) uses the 'natsemi' driver.  The FA310TX used the Tulip.
My FA311TX hasn't done anything wrong yet, though, so good luck!

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Adam Bultman
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- Me

On Mon, 15 Apr 2002, Bruce Atherton wrote:

> 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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