From: STeve Andre' (andres_at_msu.edu)
Date: Tue Aug 01 2000 - 02:33:37 EDT
Thanks for the pointer. Sadly, I'm in kind of a bind in that OpenBSD doesn't
support many cardbus cards yet, so I'm looking around for a 16 bit card that
is both OpenBSD compatible and RJ-45'able. But the pointer is appreciated
and I've filed it away! --STeve
At 02:12 AM 8/1/00 -0400, Dave B. wrote:
>Steve, et al,
>
>I believe Intel makes one, but it's probably manufactured by Xircom.
>(They look very similar in design.) The main thing that comes to mind is
>that if your TP supports 32-bit CardBus cards, get one of them over a
>standard 16-bit PC Card. They run cooler, are capable of actual 100 Mbps
>speeds, and consumer less power.
>
>Yep, just looked on Intel's site... here's the URL to their mobile NICs:
>http://www.intel.com/network/products/mobile_adapters.htm?iid=netsite+inc
>&
>
>That should be all one line with no spaces, beginning with "http" and
>ending with "+inc&"
>
>Hope that helps.
>
>Dave
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: STeve Andre' [mailto:andres_at_msu.edu]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 01:07 AM
> > To: ThinkPad-L
> > Subject: Re: TP Network cards Recomendations?
> >
> > This might be a good time to ask, since we're talking
> > about NIC's for ThinkPad's:
> >
> > Who besides Xircom makes ethernet cards with an integrated
> > RJ-45 connector? I have the Xircom RBE card and works at
> > 10/100Mbits. The modem works but isn't very good
> > unfortunately. I might be curious about trying out other
> > NIC's, but I *really* want to stay with the RJ-45 system:
> > dongles just reek too much!
> >
> > --STeve Andre'
> > [snip --DB]
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