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Gigabit LAN

Gigabit LAN
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:24:48 -040
Any recommendations for an eCS-supported PCI-bus Gigabit LAN card, 
especially Linksys, Netgear or D-Link (as likely to be more economical 
than Intel or 3Com). What about NexxTech or Dynex, if they exist (store 
brands of Circuit City and Best Buy, respectively)?

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Re: Gigabit LAN -- update
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:17:16 -040
On 07/23/07 11:24 am I wrote:

> Any recommendations for an eCS-supported PCI-bus Gigabit LAN card, 
> especially Linksys, Netgear or D-Link (as likely to be more economical 
> than Intel or 3Com). What about NexxTech or Dynex, if they exist (store 
> brands of Circuit City and Best Buy, respectively)?


 From other sources I have found out that Linksys EG1032 ver. 2 (not 
ver.. 3 -- they changed the chip but not the model no.) and D-Link 
DGE-530T (until they change the chip too) work OK.

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Re: Gigabit LAN -- update
Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:03:18 -040
On 07/26/07 10:17 am I wrote:

>> Any recommendations for an eCS-supported PCI-bus Gigabit LAN card, 
>> especially Linksys, Netgear or D-Link (as likely to be more economical

>> than Intel or 3Com). What about NexxTech or Dynex, if they exist 
>> (store brands of Circuit City and Best Buy, respectively)?

>  From other sources I have found out that Linksys EG1032 ver. 2 (not 
> ver.. 3 -- they changed the chip but not the model no.) and D-Link 
> DGE-530T (until they change the chip too) work OK.


... and now I have verified this for myself: I have the Linksys card 
working in my file server and the D-Link card working in my wife's 
machine -- both in Gigabit mode -- after patching the driver on each 
machine to match the card's Vendor ID and Device ID.

One way to recognize the Linksys cards that work is from the picture on 
the box: if the large chip has what looks like a "W", it should work.

(The chip is mounted upside down, and what looks like a "W" is
actually 
an "M" -- for "Marvell").

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