anyone try the SMC's EZ Card 10/100 PCI network card

[TungFree]

I ordered some netgear networking cards and they are out of them but have the SMC's EZ Card 10/100 PCI network card for $19.95 shipped to hawaii anyone have this card anyone have knowledge about it I bought the SMC baricade already, so I assume the same company would make compatible cards for their own router...

Tungfree

 

[TungFree]

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[Russ]

It's a good card. I've done a few of them and never had a problem. Even comes with a free 6' patch cable.

Russ, NCNE

 

[Wik]

I have 3 of these and like them alot. They use realtec chipsets on them and are auto detected in Win2K and Red Hat.

 

[Supergax]

I've had no problems with the one I've used.

 

[bex0rs]

Hi TungFree

I've used that card. It has the Realtek chipset on it. Basically it's one of the cheaper cards, but I have one and I like it since it's supported natively in every OS out there. Very easy to set up and it will work good for you. Plus you'll have an all SMC network.

So when did Hawaii get cable?

~bex0rs

 

[TungFree]

thank u all and bexOrs I ordered it it is free shipping with outpost.com to hawaii and I did look at the all smc with the baricade and since I posted this post I read reviews on the net about it by typing the EZ SMC card name into google search engin and all were happy but one complained of not being able to maintain full duplex at 100T speed on a long file transfer.
I am not woried about it and needed minimum 3 cards and for 60$ shipped and all the praise it got I look forward to it.

one question though, I assume if the cable company installs their own card that it will be compatible with the 3 other cards anyone know if mixing and matching cards in a network works? I assume yes as some networks mix and match mac Unix Linux and windows...

Thank u all again

TungFree

 

[TungFree]

bex0rs
Hawaii has 5 Public inhabited Islands Oahu the small but most populated near a mill, where honolulu is and is a modern city, Kauai-also called the garden Isle small population of 60k or so, Maui about 80k, molokai with barely less than 10k and the BigIsland also known as the Orchid Isle or also called the Island of Hawaii like the state is bigger than all the rest combined and has a pop. of 150k or so and I live on it on the kona side where the Cable company has had Internet for over a year and TV for near 40 years.
I am lucky to live in hawaii.

Tungfree

 

[Russ]

<< anyone know if mixing and matching cards in a network works? >>



Near as I can tell, it works. I have just about every variety/brand known, from old SMC Ultra 10Mbit ISAs to Intel Pro/100 Dual server NICs, and everything in between on my network.

Russ, NCNE

 

[bex0rs]

I personally wouldn't let some cable guy put his paws in my computer. You could probably just put an SMC in one of the computers and have the cable guy set that up. Then he could just you the extra network card. At least that was the case when my parents had their cable installed. We already had our home fully networked, but the nice cable person still gave us a few freebies.

I actually lived in Honolulu for a bit a few years back. Back then, a 9600 baud modem and checking the weather via dial up BBS was all the rage.

~bex0rs

 

[Zxcvbnm]

I have one, doesn't really work with my setup somehow. So I sent it in for RMA, another one came back, basically same, so I just went with 3Com/Intel cards instead.

 

[dpopiz]

I say you did a good deed to yourself in ordering one of these beauties.
I've got three and they're every so much better than my old mix of ISA 3com, PCI Compex and PCI D-link

They work flawlessly (at least for me) and FAST.

 

[Russ]

Zxcvbnm,

What motherboard, other components are you running? Probably a compatibility issue and, if so, that would be good info for general consumption.

Russ, NCNE

 

[warcleric]

The only problems mixing brands I have ever had was early 100Mb 3com managed switches, hated anything but 3com NIC's, a couple firmware revisions fixed that prob.