tlug: 3Com 3C563D is good. [was: Ethernet PC Card for Linux]

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull@example.com>]

>>>>> "jb" == Jonathan Byrne <jq@example.com> writes:

    jb> What Ethernet PCMCIA cards have you found to work well with
    jb> Linux?  What are any that are best avoided?

Now that Japan has eased off some of its more ridiculous restrictions
on redialing (which 3Com properly implemented) I really like the 3C56x
series of Ethernet/modem combos.  I use one to turn my one-slot
Stinkpad 330cs into a home external router and masquerader.  The
3c589_cs and serial_cs drivers worked first time, every time.

Current international (including Japan) version is 3C563D.

To avoid:  anything old enough that redials are subjected by the
firmware to the former regulatory imposed 3 minute wait....  (The 3Com
cards could be reconfigured to be say US or German compatible and this
is disabled, but I don't know what side effects besides disabling the
wait that might have.)


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