PCI NICs known to work with Netware 3.11?

Billy Ko

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Jul 22, 2002, 6:28:39 PM7/22/02

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Anyone have consistent results with any PCI NICs for Netware 3.11?

Thanks!

Bill

Barry Schnur

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Jul 22, 2002, 7:59:04 PM7/22/02

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Bill, you need old NIC's -- for PCI NIC's -- they would be 10 baseT and
probably used ones.

Why not use ISA NIC's -- as long as you are running 3.11...

Barry Schnur
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Dave Kearns-NSCV

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Jul 22, 2002, 11:00:47 PM7/22/02

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"Billy Ko" <bil...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Anyone have consistent results with any PCI NICs for Netware 3.11?
>

Yep. I consistently can't find drivers for them!

Follow Barry's advice and go with old ISA NICS - or update your OS.

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Billy Ko

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Jul 23, 2002, 9:34:46 AM7/23/02

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I have a great ISA NIC from Intel. It's 10/100 even, and it works great.
(It's what I'm using right now.) The problem is that this new motherboard
only has 1 ISA slot, which I am going to need for a controller card soon.

I'll be experimenting, as tyhe NIC's that I have in mind to try are only a
few bucks apiece. So, WHEN (let's try to be optimistic here) I find one,
I'll let you guys know, so maybe you could add it to your informal database
here.

Bill

Oh, as a side note, I had a PCI 10/100 NIC by Linksys, the LNE100TX that
actually had 3.11 - specific drivers - but it didn't work. If anyone is
curious about it, the type of LNE100TX was the one that has "LC82C169" on the
chip.

On Mon, 22 Jul 2002 23:59:04 GMT, Barry Schnur wrote:

:>Bill, you need old NIC's -- for PCI NIC's -- they would be 10 baseT and

Tim Scotland

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Jul 23, 2002, 9:51:21 AM7/23/02

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I think I have some very nice EISA NW3200's somewhere...

On Tue, 23 Jul 2002 03:00:47 GMT, "Dave Kearns-NSCV"
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>"Billy Ko" <bil...@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:ovyyxbpbzpnfgarg...@support-forums.novell.com...
>> Anyone have consistent results with any PCI NICs for Netware 3.11?
>>
>
>Yep. I consistently can't find drivers for them!
>
>Follow Barry's advice and go with old ISA NICS - or update your OS.

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Barry Schnur

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Jul 23, 2002, 11:49:54 AM7/23/02

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>I'll be experimenting, as tyhe NIC's that I have in mind to try are only a
>few bucks apiece. So, WHEN (let's try to be optimistic here) I find one,
>I'll let you guys know, so maybe you could add it to your informal database
>here.
>

OK.

I guess what I'd suggest is NOT upgrading a motherboard to something that only
has 1 ISA slot -- if you are going with newer motherboard and CPU
combinations, 3.11 is REALLY going to start giving you heartburn.

Barry Schnur

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Jul 23, 2002, 11:50:21 AM7/23/02

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>I think I have some very nice EISA NW3200's somewhere...

Right, just jam those into a PCI slot <g>

toylet

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Jul 24, 2002, 4:06:00 AM7/24/02

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I must agree that Intel ISA NICs are much much more compatible with most
PCs than 3com ones.