Re: nic question

Jim,

1. Are the two systems connected over a cross over cable or through a
Hub/Switch?
2. Are both the NIC's configured as 100MBPS Full Duplex?

George

On 4/16/05, Jim <jnantz2@216-19-216-108.getnet.net> 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
>
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