Bob Naumann - N5NJ wrote :
> A couple words of advice for those of you who plan on going to
> Ethernet:
>
> 1) Make sure your Ethernet card supports "Packet Drivers"
>
> 3) Forget 3-Com cards (no packet driver support)
We use 3C509, 3C503 and 3C905 on our network and it works. Maybe latest
3-Com cards doesn't support packer driver ?
> 5) Read the tips on stopping Windows from loading from the YCCC
> website
A must !
> 6) Get familiar with the "BOOTGUI" command in your MSDOS.SYS file.
Very useful to when you have to reboot at 3 am ...
> 8) Be prepared to pay a lot of money for a new card in a foreign
> country if you do break one - like >$100 @ ATC Computers in St.
> John's, Antigua. The same card back in the States costs about $40.
BTW, second hand old 10 Mbits cards are cheap. Found cards 5$ each in
France.
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73 Gérard f6fgz
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