Which card for a 40+MHz bus?

Godfodda · 08-14-01, 11:43 PM

I asked a while back for recommendations for a NIC and got several responses... but still haven't bought one.

From what I read then and have read since, 3com is good and Intel (or Intel chipset) is good. So I've narrowed it down to those 2. But I need a card that's going to work well at 40+MHz PCI bus speed. And lest I ask for too little, I'd like to keep the price low, too.

For refence, my current DSL setup is a Kingston KNE111TX through a Westell WireSpeed. I have also used an Efficient Networks 3060 internal DSL modem. Both of these run into problems in the mid 160s FSB (40+ PCI) with all types of transfers (web, ftp, etc.).

I shouldn't complain, but I still have room to move up in speed and I need my internet connection to follow. It's pointless for me to have a high OC and low/no transfers since browsing is my primary task. If anyone has run a NIC this high or can offer any suggestions here, I'd greatly appreciate the help. FYI, I recently was able to cycle through WinME at 180 FSB, so that's my target OC (unattainable, sure, but gotta have something to shoot for

). Sorry for asking the impossible, but I've gone speed crazy.

TIA

Godfodda · 08-15-01, 08:25 PM

bump

William · 08-15-01, 08:35 PM

I think the two you are looking at are probably going to be your best bets. I have my Dlink DFE 530TX on a 41.5 mhz bus(83 * 1/2) with no problems but I am not sure how much farther it would go. They are like $15 at buy.com though. (I have had two of those cards this high but right now am running a 3COM SOHO100 with no probs too). I had some problems with the cheapo linksys card.

Godfodda · 08-16-01, 12:14 AM

Thanks for the reply, William.

Anyone else have any ideas? Also, I'm ignorant of model differences with these (or any) brands. Any help there will also be greatly appreciated.

Godfodda · 08-18-01, 11:52 PM

*bump*

William · 08-19-01, 12:25 AM

usually there are several models in a run of network cards. This will have to do with features. One card may be a regular generic 10/100 card while one that costs $5 more will have wake on lan support which is really an IT thing. Some of the more expensive cards ($40+) will have an on board processor so the CPU does not have to compute the network signalling. THis is sort of like winmodem vs. hardware modem. Hope that helps.

Super · 08-19-01, 12:31 AM

I bought a Netgear FA311. It can take 41.5MHz too, if it can take more I don't know. (was 29.99 CAD)

[Oc]acaridans · 08-19-01, 09:33 AM

I have a older Intel and a D-link running at the same speed that William said and I dont have any problems either..I upgrades to the D-Link form the intel because the BestBuy in my area is selling them for under $10

08-14-01, 11:43 PM	Thread Starter #1
Godfodda Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: right behind you...	Which card for a 40+MHz bus? I asked a while back for recommendations for a NIC and got several responses... but still haven't bought one. From what I read then and have read since, 3com is good and Intel (or Intel chipset) is good. So I've narrowed it down to those 2. But I need a card that's going to work well at 40+MHz PCI bus speed. And lest I ask for too little, I'd like to keep the price low, too. For refence, my current DSL setup is a Kingston KNE111TX through a Westell WireSpeed. I have also used an Efficient Networks 3060 internal DSL modem. Both of these run into problems in the mid 160s FSB (40+ PCI) with all types of transfers (web, ftp, etc.). I shouldn't complain, but I still have room to move up in speed and I need my internet connection to follow. It's pointless for me to have a high OC and low/no transfers since browsing is my primary task. If anyone has run a NIC this high or can offer any suggestions here, I'd greatly appreciate the help. FYI, I recently was able to cycle through WinME at 180 FSB, so that's my target OC (unattainable, sure, but gotta have something to shoot for ). Sorry for asking the impossible, but I've gone speed crazy. TIA
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08-15-01, 08:25 PM	Thread Starter #2
Godfodda Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: right behind you...	bump
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08-15-01, 08:35 PM	#3
William Prodigal Son Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Tuscaloosa AL	I think the two you are looking at are probably going to be your best bets. I have my Dlink DFE 530TX on a 41.5 mhz bus(83 * 1/2) with no problems but I am not sure how much farther it would go. They are like $15 at buy.com though. (I have had two of those cards this high but right now am running a 3COM SOHO100 with no probs too). I had some problems with the cheapo linksys card. __________________ Cameron: Are you crazy, House? You can't divide by zero! The server is almost overloaded as it is, despite us having pumped it full of matrices! Foreman: He was right about that infinite sequence last week... maybe we didn't consider this could be an asymptotic problem. House: This is the only way! Sometimes solutions are NP complete and there's nothing anyone can do about it! Foreman, sneak into the physics department and reroute their servers to ours, we need the extra processors if we don't want this equation to go quadratic on us. Chase, patch the memory leak and install Matlab 9.3. Chase: Shouldn't we be using Mathematica for potentially asymptotic functions? House: When I want your opinion, I'll do an affine transformation to get it. I'm off to see Cuddy. Those parabolic eigenvalues of hers must be good for something.
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08-16-01, 12:14 AM	Thread Starter #4
Godfodda Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: right behind you...	Thanks for the reply, William. Anyone else have any ideas? Also, I'm ignorant of model differences with these (or any) brands. Any help there will also be greatly appreciated.
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08-18-01, 11:52 PM	Thread Starter #5
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08-19-01, 12:25 AM	#6
William Prodigal Son Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Tuscaloosa AL	usually there are several models in a run of network cards. This will have to do with features. One card may be a regular generic 10/100 card while one that costs $5 more will have wake on lan support which is really an IT thing. Some of the more expensive cards ($40+) will have an on board processor so the CPU does not have to compute the network signalling. THis is sort of like winmodem vs. hardware modem. Hope that helps. __________________ Cameron: Are you crazy, House? You can't divide by zero! The server is almost overloaded as it is, despite us having pumped it full of matrices! Foreman: He was right about that infinite sequence last week... maybe we didn't consider this could be an asymptotic problem. House: This is the only way! Sometimes solutions are NP complete and there's nothing anyone can do about it! Foreman, sneak into the physics department and reroute their servers to ours, we need the extra processors if we don't want this equation to go quadratic on us. Chase, patch the memory leak and install Matlab 9.3. Chase: Shouldn't we be using Mathematica for potentially asymptotic functions? House: When I want your opinion, I'll do an affine transformation to get it. I'm off to see Cuddy. Those parabolic eigenvalues of hers must be good for something.
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08-19-01, 12:31 AM	#7
Super Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada	I bought a Netgear FA311. It can take 41.5MHz too, if it can take more I don't know. (was 29.99 CAD)
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08-19-01, 09:33 AM	#8
[Oc]acaridans Senior Member Join Date: May 2001	I have a older Intel and a D-link running at the same speed that William said and I dont have any problems either..I upgrades to the D-Link form the intel because the BestBuy in my area is selling them for under $10
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