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- From: karches@utdallas.edu (Tom Karches)
- Subject: Re: looking for CHEAP Mac ethernet cards
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 05:23:04 GMT
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- In article <1e9p7fINNhrb@uniwa.uwa.edu.au> craig@ec.uwa.oz.au (Craig Richmond - division) writes:
- >jeffc@comb1.comb.umd.edu (Jeff Clowser; IRG) writes:
- >
- >>Our price at U of MD for an Asante card is as low as $125, I believe. I've
- >>never had a problem with one.
- >
- >I installed some Asante LC ethernet cards with the 4.0 driver that shipped
- >with them. I had several occasions where they just locked the machine up
- >and flooded the ethernet with traffic. I verified this by looking at the
- >activity light on another machine. I ftp'd the 4.1 drivers and installed
- >them and have had a lot less problems since and haven't flooded the network
- >with traffic once :-). They seem to be working fine now. I've only had a
- >couple of lockups since and I'm not sure that the cards are at fault for
- >those.
- >
- >Craig
- >
-
- I would try using the Apple drivers instead of the Asante drivers
- (yes, they work.) The Asante drivers have some conflicts with MacTCP
- that the Apple drivers don't.
-
- I would check with Focus Enhancements about inexpensive Ethernet cards.
- They also sell a spiffy SCSI Ethernet that works better than any I have
- seen (the Asante EN/SC is junk, IMHO.)
-
- On a positive note, I have had general good success with other Asante
- products.
-
- Regards,
- Tom Karches
- karches@utdallas.edu
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