network cards?

MiCr0

i'm just about to get a new pc and network the old and the new together.
the problem the old is a p75 circa 1996 and the new is new. would a pc that old have a pci slot? or can i put an isa card in it and a pci card in the new one?

MiCr0

ps can any one recommend some cards/types?

Excelsior

pci slot will be there

Kali

yeah as was said the pci will be there
so any bog standard 10/100 card would do for a home network.. pick them up easily for about 20 quid.

you'd more than likely have more hassle with an isa card anyway.

TinCool

Yea ISA Sucks. Anyone remember those old SB16s ? they were longer than the computer for gods sake

Kali

yeah filling up the 16bit slot heh
but.. what you needed was the first awe 32 or the gravis (crap what was the name.. first 3d soundcard) ultrasound?
now they were huge.
good to see 3dfx going back in that direction though

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MiCr0

will they all work in linux?
or is there the same shot with modems?


MiCr0

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Its so easy to be critical

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Fing

If possible, get yerself 3com cards, a bit more costly, but worth the extra cash. Recent Linux versions have suppport for a wide range of 3Com NICs. If they are the same make, you could save yerself some cash by not buying a hub and getting a crossover cable (lenght of CAT-5 UTP\STP with green and orange pairs swapped about). Oh yeah, 3COM ISA cards are the easiest yokes in the world to configure. especially the 3C905-TPO and the 3C905-Combo PnP. Bring back Micro-channel!

Fing

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gandalf

Err Fing u'll find the 3c905 is a PCI Card, the 3c509 is the ISA one.

Gandalf.

BTW ure still a bollix :P

Gerry

Intel network cards work under linux, and what do you know, I have a spare 10/100 one here

MiCr0

i got offered 2 on the pci 3-com cards for £15 each.
is it worth it?

Fing

509, 905, you know what I mean. Oh and Gan I'm already aware of my bollix tendancies you g33b@g..

_CreeD_

MiCrO it's a good deal, they're great cards.
I'd go for Cat5 UTP, unless you know you absolutely need the shielding (Pretty unlikely).

MiCr0

na it'll just be up the side of a wall, (up one floor). total length about 10m (max)

MiCr0

MiCr0

its a NIC 3Com 10/100 3C595-TX PCI card
any thoughts?

what sorta cable would that be?
is it utp or stp?


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MiCr0

what do i need to do re:cable to network the two pc's together?

its not just a simple matter of joining the two together is it?

MiCr0