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Re: InstallQuest - An Example With 'Tricky' Hardware

Raymond D. Mereniuk
Wed, 2 Sep 1998 19:25:06 -0800

> On Wed, 2 Sep 1998, Curt Sampson wrote:
> > On Wed, 2 Sep 1998, Vincent Janelle wrote:
> > > Either tha or a 3Come Etherlink III. These work rather nicely with linux,
> > > even on ISA.
> >
> > What makes the SMC 8216 preferable to the Elink III for this sort
> > of thing is that, should you have a port conflict with that particular
> > port, you can change it with a quick jumper change, rather than
> > booting a DOS disk and running the setup program.
>
> I totally agree with curt here.
> Jumpered ISA cards are gold.

By the SMC 8216 I assume you also refer to the Western Digital
Elite or SMC Elite. You are right in stating that the Elite or 8216 is a
better card but not only because of the ability to hard configure the
card. The 3COM 3C509 Etherlink III is a great card for a Novell
server or workstation but is less than ideal for a Linux server. Has to
do on how it handles packets I am told.

The 3COM 3C509 is a great card and I have never had a problem
setting them up and making them connect. I normally will configure
them before use which is a bit of a hassle but they work in almost
everything. Actually, I have never had one not work for me.

Virtually

Raymond D. Mereniuk