Re: Nics that don't work?
On Thu, Jul 15, 1999 at 06:36:46PM +0100, Peter Allen wrote:
> Robert Rati wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know of nics that DON'T work in Linux? With all the winbloze
> > wincrap running around, has there been nics made that don't work in Linux?
> > Does anyone know if D-Link cards works in Linux? Does Linux play nicely
> > with most PCI nics as well? TIA>
> >
>
> There are a few ne2000 clones to be careful of. See the ethernet howto.
I've used several ne2000 clones and they have all worked with Linux. A
PCI-aware BIOS helps. However, I had to install the Win95 driver three
times before Win95 recognized one and tried three different cards that
Win98 recognized (one incorrectly) but wouldn't talk to.
Bob
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