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  From: Toby Corkindale <tjcorkin@steadycom.com.au>
  To  : Steve Fraser <sfraser@sierra.apana.org.au>
  Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 01:12:31 +0000

Re: 100MB Cards (Realtek 8139 / others?)

I'm running 3com cards, 3c59x ones. Works fine for me on kernel 2.2.9.
I'd try getting a new kernel, if I were you, and see what happens,
before you go out and buy new cards.

Toby

Steve Fraser wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Just wondering if anyone has some experience of 100MB cards under Linux.
> 
> I'm using a Realtek 8139, kernel 2.0.36, 450MHz Celeron, 256MB RAM, and PCI
> DPT SCSI HD controller..
> 
> At 10MB the card works fine, but at 100MB I get over 50% packet loss on a
> lightly loaded hub. A pair of Win95 PC's with the same cards and same hub work
> fine at 100MB. I've swapped fly leads, swapped cards, installed the latest
> driver, with no success.
> 
> Has anyone had any experience with these cards, or can they recommend any that
> do work well?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Steve
> 
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