On Sat, 2002-01-12 at 10:33, Glenn McDavid wrote: > I made a mistake a while back: I bought a NIC simply because it said > "Linux" on the box. Of course, when I finally opened it up I saw the > fine print--it is supposed Linux _compatible_, but not _supported_, and > there was no information about how to use it under any form of Linux. > Grrrr.... Anyway, the thing is a Siemens SpeedStream 1020, PCI 10/100 > Ethernet Adapter. Does anybody have any ideas about how to set it up > with Slackware 8? A Google search turned up nothing. Thanks. > > A related question: At the beer meeting I had a very informative and > pleasant conversation wth Paul and the gentleman sitting next to him at > the end of the table (sorry, I have forgotten your name). The subject > was using Linux with AT&T's cable modem service. So now I have what feels > like a stupid question: What (in general) type of NIC) do I need to use > a cable modem? Any kind will do, as I understand it. Given how cheap NICs are, there's no particular reason not to buy a new $16 10/100 one rather than a discount .99 10mpbs one, but if you've already got the slow one around, it's not going to be a problem. The fastest throughput I've been able to get out of my cable modem, under the best circumstances, is something a bit better than a T1 -- but it would take six T1s to fill up a 10 megabit channel. The real reason to have a 10/100 card is for communicating with other machines on the local network, and if you're not doing that, no need -- and if you've got an open slot, you can always add one later. Must I have a 10/100 PIC, or can I get by with an ISA 10 > (NE 2000 clone, 3Com, etc.). I can arrange to have either a PCI or an > ISA slot free, and I have a couple of the older NICs just sitting around. > If I can use one of those with AT&T I won't worry so much about figuring > out or replacing the Siemens. ------------------------------------- There's a widow in sleepy Chester Who weeps for her only son; There's a grave on the Pabeng River, A grave that the Burmans shun, And there's Subadar Prag Tewarri Who tells how the work was done. -------------------------------------