NIC - everybody!

misty · Post by **misty** » Tue Jun 26, 2001 10:13 am

Did anyone test speeds and performance with different NIC's????

3Com, Linksys, Realtek, any others???

I hear that some are "better", but is there any noticable change??

Thanks in advance for all replies.

jim

EvilAjax · Post by **EvilAjax** » Tue Jun 26, 2001 10:17 am

Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter (v4) all the way!

misty · Post by **misty** » Tue Jun 26, 2001 10:20 am

Any real details, anyone?

(before and after speed test, or any other type of real hard info???)

c'mon, How do I know it's worth it???

jim

Buggyman · Post by **Buggyman** » Tue Jun 26, 2001 10:20 am

I started out on a Asante's nic card and thought I had fried it.
So I change to a USB adapter and it choked me to death.

Then I tried the Realtek and it did ok.. but not good enough for me.
I later found out that there was nothing wrong with my Asante's Nic card and put it back in.. And I love it.

Word has it that the 3com is the best... but it's price tag seems to turn people away to the cheaper ones. ( it did me)

Lobo · Post by **Lobo** » Tue Jun 26, 2001 10:23 am

Linksys for me too, no proof but it was faster for me than 3Com

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Tue Jun 26, 2001 12:33 pm

I've tried a 3com, a realtek, and a linksys.

I havn't noticed a difference in download times between them.

lundrog · Post by **lundrog** » Sun Jul 22, 2001 10:34 pm

Go with 3com, you get the name, and the support that comes with it.

gRoUnD_zEr0 · Post by **gRoUnD_zEr0** » Mon Jul 23, 2001 12:48 am

My new Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter was by far better than my old 3 Com ISA POS...

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lundrog · Post by **lundrog** » Mon Jul 23, 2001 1:56 am

well yes, a pci network card will be faster than a isa.

In Windows

Sting · Post by **Sting** » Mon Jul 23, 2001 2:20 am

I have a Realtek installed.
My cable provider put in a 3Com stating it would give me much better performance, but it didn't.
The Realtek was 3 times faster.
Go figure! *LOL*

Idiot Savant · Post by **Idiot Savant** » Mon Jul 23, 2001 2:41 pm

I asked cablenut which was the best out there... he said the NetGear FA310 was the quickest in every speed test documented.
I picked one up for $12.00 on ebay.

My ping times dropped.
My d/l speed soared.

I recommend this card to ANYONE. And it sure beat the **** outta the Linksys Etherfast that used to reside on my 2nd PCI slot

Ashdaw · Post by **Ashdaw** » Mon Jul 23, 2001 8:00 pm

I was using a SMC1211TX and I read this test of NIC's GUYS and went and bought a FA312 netgear Card... wow the Speeds improved now all I have to do is get rid of the retransmission and the 2+ sec delay and everything will be ok.. the Probs were there before I changed the NIC

But the review is good From Brian at DSL webserver .com :2cool:

P.S. I can NOW shut down my puter from windows... the SMC card would never let me.. always had to F8 and go to option 6 and turn the power off... the FA312 fixed that

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