On Mon 13 Apr at 23:30 Damian Hupfeld (3:714/932@fidonet) wrote to Arthur
Marsh:
DH> Arthur,
AM> Would there be much risk involved in adding a no-name
AM> NE2000 clone to a NW 3.12 server, for the purpose of
AM> isolating some traffic from the main LAN segment?
DH> Shouldnt be.
DH> If the card worx ok, so should your server/network.
DH> The biggest difference Ive found in name vs no-name is the
DH> availability of documentation, drivers, patchs and of course
DH> a warranty that works.
Agreed, although work was nearly left in the lurch after our NE 10/100 ISA
NIC failed and Microdyne decided to quit the networking products business
:.
The only 10/100 ISA NIC certified for NW servers now appears to be a card
from Olicom.
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