[geeks] Cheap multiport PCI 10/100 ethernet cards?

[Phil Stracchino]

On Mon, Aug 02, 2004 at 05:35:41PM +0000, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> > From: Phil Stracchino <alaric at caerllewys.net>
> > My motherboard has FIVE (count'em, FIVE!!!) USB2.0 controllers.  (Oddly
> > enough, of two greatly different revs of the same chip -- two are
> > Rev.23, the rest Rev.50.)  What the hell am I supposed to do with five
> > USB channels?
> 
> Well, there's keyboard/mouse, then there's your USB printer, scanner, CD-burner, External USB hard drive, Palm Pilot, USB memory dongle, USB wireless adapter, Joystick, USB speakers, USB webcam, your digital and video cameras, and of course, your USB massage ball:

I can assure you my balls never touch a USB port.  ;)

> Are you sure 5 is enough? ;^)

Considering the only USB devices I have are my mouse and keyboard, plus
a flashcard reader/writer that plugs into my keyboard, not into the
motherboard .....   yes.  I'm QUITE sure.  :)


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