2 Questions: CNR cards any good?? Fastest/Best PCI card??

[RedRooster]

I'd like to make use of the onboard network interface controller(Intel) on my Asus CUSL2 with a CNR(slot) card. They seem to be rare, has anyone who's gotten one care to comment on their quality/speed compared to a good PCI card?

Also, if CNR isn't the way to go, what is the pinnacle of PCI NICs at the moment?? Well maybe not the pinnacle($$$), but a really nice high end 10/100 card. Are there any NIC card review links you know of that compares a whole whack of em?

Thanks for any help folks!

 

[RedRooster]

I'm still wondering if anyone has any info on the CNR cards.
How do they compare to PCI cards in CPU usage, throughput, etc.??
Thanks for any help or links.

 

[Mday]

nice high end: 3com or intel.
one that works for most applications: dlink, linksys, netgear...

3com or intel cards cost several times that of dlink, linksys or netgear... but those last three work just fine...

online, you can find 3com or intel cards between $50 to $100 dollars.