[geeks] Linux disparity

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Joshua D Boyd wrote:

> I've heard that Intel ethernet cards are really flaky when used with
> non-intel motherboard chipsets.  Which mostly isn't a problem in my case.

My datapoints are that they Just Work in everything from VIA to Sun
chipsets on pretty-much everything from Windows to Linux to BSD.  Of
course, I can say the same thing for the 3com 3c905 series cards.

BTW, aren't the modern Intel EtherPro chipsets somehow descended from
the Tulip chipsets?

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