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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!caen!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!jvnc.net!nuscc!ntuix!eoahmad From: eoahmad@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg (Othman Ahmad) Subject: Testing Ethernet Card Message-ID: <1992Oct9.152358.3096@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg> Organization: Nanyang Technological University - Singapore X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6] Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 15:23:58 GMT Lines: 22 The price of NE2000 compatible cards is S $165 and less but they will not let my try on my system. THE reason could be that they are not keen on selling to individuals. They are not even keen to test it on their systems. These cards are mostly made in Taiwan. I believe the manufacturer may be more keen to let people test their cards but the salesmen are locals who believe that they know everything there is to know about networking. The same is true with display cards but that is easy to test. Is it possible to test an ethernet card on just one machine? I'm thinking of sending from localhost to the ethernet card? I no longer believe in probe because of bad experience with 3Com cards. It did not detect any problem except the message inteerupt 9, instead of 2? Is this a clue? Any comment is most appreciated? -- Othman bin Ahmad, School of EEE, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 2263. Internet Email: eoahmad@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg Bitnet Email: eoahmad@ntuvax.bitnet