Question on ethernet cards...

[M11293]

I am looking at this ethernet card for my PC. What does the BUS 32-bit, PCI 2.1/2.2 mean, especially the 2.1/2.2?

It is just a normal PCI eithernet card, correct?

 

[CalvinHobbes]

Yep, that card should work fine.

 

[Cloud Strife]

Good choice. 3Coms are nice cards.

 

[Lord Evermore]

The 2.2 is just the PCI specification revision. 2.2 is essentially the same as 2.1 but has some changes like 66MHz bus speeds being allowed (though the mainboard has to actually implement it to use it). 2.3 is also minor changes. The current spec is 3.0 and is the last spec there will be now that PCI-Express is out. The card should work in pretty much any PCI slot as long as the notches match (which defines what voltage the card uses). Most boards in the last few years are at least 2.2 version. 64-bit PCI slots are also around, which is why the 32 bit is specified for this card.

You could save a lot of money and get performance that's so close you can only see it with a benchmark, by getting any cheap NIC these days. Does your mainboard not have onboard networking?

 

[Madwand1]

That's the only card that 3Com has in that category, and it's been discontinued. Doesn't look too good IMO -- I'd suggest considering an Intel instead, and staying off PCI if you can (though it doesn't really matter for single drive transfers at this time).

 

[zephyrprime]

eh, I have an intel pci nic that you can have for free if you want.

 

[M11293]

I'll take it! : )