PCMCIA Card Suitability with SuSE / User experience

[Fred Wright]

The following is on sale at Fry's with a mail-in rebate making the cost=20
<$10.  Does anyone have experience with this card under Linux (I am=20
specifically looking for SuSE support).  Information on=20
http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/ is sparse.

D-Link DFE-690TXD 32-Bit Cardbus 10/100 PC Card

32-Bit CardBus PC Cards :
Outpost #: 3423673
The D-Link DFE-690TXD is a 32-bit Cardbus 10/100Mbps NWay Fast Ethernet PC=
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Card with a built in connector, allowing direct plug-in for a RJ-45 LAN=20
cable to a laptop and notebook computers. The DFE-690TXD is targeted at=20
users of notebook or laptop computers with either the current Cardbus or=20
the legacy PCMCIA controllers.

Detailed Description  <http://shop3.outpost.com/product/3423673/#>[return=20
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The DFE-690TXD adheres to IEEE 802.3 and IEEE 802.3u standard, which=20
specify existing 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX Ethernet technology; supporting=20
both half and full duplex modes with data rates to 10/100Mbps and=20
20/200Mbps. The DFE-690TXD also utilizes auto-negotiation to adjust the=20
speed to any 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX network.

With the DFE-690TXD's 4KB RAM data buffer, all incoming data is processed=20
and stored into temporary memory, eventually being filtered out allowing a=
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smooth transition of data flow. The DFE-690TXD extensive diagnostic LEDs=20
show link connectivity for both 10Link/Activity and 100Link/Activity.

Designed with a plug-and-play feature, the DFE-690TXD allows the user to=20
simply install the adapter for automatic detection. Once installed, the=20
DFE-690TXD can be removed while the computer is still in operation due to=20
hot swapping capabilities.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
    * Standards
        * IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Ethernet
        * IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet
        * ANSI/IEEE 802.3 NWay Auto-Negotiation
        * PCMCIA 2.x
        * 32-bit Cardbus
    * Network Media
        * Ethernet: UTP Cat3, 4, 5 EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm screened=20
twisted-pair (STP)
        * Fast Ethernet: UTP Cat5, EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm screened=20
twisted-pair (STP)
    * ProtocolCSMA/CD
    * Host Interface32-bit Cardbus
    * Diagnostic LEDs
        * 10M Link/Activity
        * 100M Link Activity
    * Network Data Transfer Rate
        * Ethernet: 10Mbps (Half-duplex)
        * Ethernet: 20 Mbps (Full-duplex)
        * Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps (Half-duplex)
        * Fast Ethernet: 200Mbps (Full-duplex)
    * Temperature
        * Operating: -10~50% =B0C
        * Storage: -10~70% =B0C
    * Humidity
        * Operating: 10%~90% RH
        * Storage: 5%~90% RG
    * Driver Support
        * Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, ME, 98SE, 98, 95, NT 3.51 and NT 4.0
        * Apple Macintosh 8.0 or higher
        * NDIS 2.0 for Microsoft LAN Manager for DOS
        * NDIS 2.0 for Microsoft Network Client 3.0 for Workgroup 3.11
        * Packet Driver for NCSA
        * Packet Driver for WinSock
        * Novell Netware DOS ODI Driver
        * Novell Netware Server v3.12 and v4.x
        * Linux
    * Emission
        * FCC Class B
        * CE mark Class B
        * VCCI-B