Is this a legitimate piece of hardware?

[ryudo]

http://www.cyberrebate.com/catalog/...&mscssid=HUMUJAFX65SU9HJ9LPA5MKRUT3CKAE87

Can I use this for cable internet access or DSL? Thank You in advance.

 

[Vinny N]

Well, the page doesn't tell you the manufacturer or chipset.
It also only indicates 100mbit, it may not work with a cable modem or DSL modem which may be only 10mbit.

Why do you want to buy from cyber rebates in the first place though? It takes a heck of a long time to get the money back, and $219 is a ridiculous amount to loan to cyberrebates for a network card.

Look around places like buy.com, onvia.com, or mwave.com. You should be able to find a 10/100 network card that should work fine with a cable modem or DSL modem. You shouldn't have to spend more than $30 on a decent card, or $50 on some high up brand name.

 

[ryudo]

Woops! Sorry, that was my first post. Let me try that link again.

network interface card

 

[Cknyc]

A nic would cost you 19 dollars, hell I got one free from lan market a while ago.

 

[Vinny N]

s'ok, cut and paste work fine...address is too long to be made into a clickable link anyways...

 

[ltk007]

Hahahaha, $219 for a NIC is crazy. Pop in Compusa and pick up a 10/100 linksys for $10 or so.

 

[igowerf]

Yeah. Network cards are cheap, especially online or at computer shows. It's not worth spending that much money. I ordered from Cyberrebate once and it took about 5 months to get my rebates. Definitely not worth it unless you're ordering expensive items.

 

[Stealth1024]

"FREE After Rebate" - That must be one heck of a rebate.

 

[zippy]

Linkified?

I agree with everyone else- loaning cyberrebate $219 is pretty stupid when you can get a 10/100 NIC at CompUSA for $10-20. Also, some cable and DSL companies give you a free NIC with installation- at least RoadRunner did for me. It was free too because I got free installation as part of a referral thingy (I got free installation and my friend who referred me got a month of RR for free).

 

[mpg]

Don't go cheap on the NIC, my linksys NICs had all kinds of problems (IRQ, random reboots, incompatability, etc). Got a 3com and fixed EVERYTHING.

 

[Bloodybrain]

I've always used Realtek-based cards (RTL8019, 8029, 8139) and they're usually easy to configure, reliable, compatible with every operating system out there and dirt cheap. I don't see the point going with more expensive brand names except if you need Wake-on-LAN or manufacturer warranty and support (mostly appeals to large businesses.)

Oh and every 100mbit card will do 10mbit automatically when connected to a 10Base-T device.

 

[Sir Fredrick]

Sounds like it's free after rebate because they take your $219 and make interest on it, once the interest is enough to pay for the card, they give you your money back...

I agree, linksys cards are not great (their performance is sub-par). I have had no trouble with realtek nics, and they are my card of choice. Unfortunately, I have never had a chance to really mess around with a 3com nic to see if they really are better.