Re: hints on SMC network cards
On Tue, 2003-05-06 at 04:52, hwilmer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> how are your experiences with network cards from SMC, like the ´SMC1244TX
> V.2´? I´m a bit confused wheather a driver/module is included in standard
> kernels (2.4.20+) or if a decent driver is available at all.
>
> What´s supplied by SMC points me to
> http://www.scyld.com/network/tulip.html, and that page claims that the
> driver is included in standard kernels as a Tulip driver, though I couldn´t
> find it there. Instead, menuconfig has an entry for SMC cards.
>
> Also, I wonder if SMC would be a good choice for building an internet
> router/firewall and such.
>
> Or should I better try to get hold of some 3com 3c905? Those work just out
> of the box, but the SMCs seem to be faster.
>
>
> GH
Not sure if this is useful or relevant, but I have:
00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Accton Technology Corporation SMC2-1211TX (rev 10)
which has served me well, using the 'rtl8139' module. Not so much a recomendation,
I yelled for a NIC and someone threw me this - simply a "SMC works for me"
Shaun
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