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- Jan 24, 2002
Hi,
I am trying to modify my system to be compatible with as many operating systems as possible. The biggest problem (after my video card - AIW-RADEON) is my network card ( 3Com 3CR990SVR97). It is comparitivly new and many OSes do not support it (yet).
I looked through the compatibility lists of these OSes:
RedHat Linux 7.2, Debian Linux, FreeBSD, QNX, Solaris.
The cards that are supported the most are 3Com's - 3c905-TX, 3c905B-TX (3c905C-TX does not seem to be supported by Debian).
When I checked 3Com's web site there was no information about these exact NICs. There was information about some "3C905something" cards that are newer models, I guess, and I do not want to buy them because the drivers might have problems with the newer features.
Q: What exactly is the difference between 3c905-TX and 3c905B-TX?
Q: Where can I buy these NICs?
Q: I found used 3c905-TX here but they say "short". Does that mean that it is small form factor for thin computers or it has small hight but its bracket will fit into the PCI-card opening of a regular case?
Thank you!
I am trying to modify my system to be compatible with as many operating systems as possible. The biggest problem (after my video card - AIW-RADEON) is my network card ( 3Com 3CR990SVR97). It is comparitivly new and many OSes do not support it (yet).
I looked through the compatibility lists of these OSes:
RedHat Linux 7.2, Debian Linux, FreeBSD, QNX, Solaris.
The cards that are supported the most are 3Com's - 3c905-TX, 3c905B-TX (3c905C-TX does not seem to be supported by Debian).
When I checked 3Com's web site there was no information about these exact NICs. There was information about some "3C905something" cards that are newer models, I guess, and I do not want to buy them because the drivers might have problems with the newer features.
Q: What exactly is the difference between 3c905-TX and 3c905B-TX?
Q: Where can I buy these NICs?
Q: I found used 3c905-TX here but they say "short". Does that mean that it is small form factor for thin computers or it has small hight but its bracket will fit into the PCI-card opening of a regular case?
Thank you!