On Sat, 2005-04-16 at 01:13 -0700, Jim wrote:
> My Linux box has two network cards in it. Both use the RTL8139 chipset.
> One card connects to my dsl modem and the other connects to my
> Windows box. The Windows box has a Linksys LNE100T card in it.
> Everything is configured for 100Mbps, but I usually get about a third of
> that.
>
> The Linux box is a Pentium 200. Someone told me the RTL cards don't
> work well in slow machines like my Linux box because those cards depend
> on the CPU to do some of the work that other network cards handle
> themselves.
>
> Does this sound right? If so would one of the Intel Pro100 cards be a
> better choice?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jim
>
I'm new to this list. However, my take on your question.
1. Some NIC's use the CPU to processing. However, I believe RT8139's are
solid NIC with onboard processing. Is that NIC on the P200 in an ISA
slot? Perhaps that is the reason for speed reduction.
2. If the Intel Card is a PCI card and the RTL is an ISA card, I'd
choose the Intel over the RTL.
--
Sincerely,
Jason Spatafore
A+ Certified Service Professional
http://www.spatafore.net
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