--- Kinjal Sonpal kinjalsonpal@softhome.net wrote:
Hi All,
Also plz let me know if it is possible to connect to the net on the Linux box also.
Depends on their login client, if they have one. Check the archives for discussions on the Cyberoam client for pointers.
They told me that there shud a LAN card on yr m/c. Now which LAN card shud I purchase keeping in mind the compatibility in Linux?
That depends on your budget. Linux supports all the common network cards out of the box. Best of breed will mean a 3 Com or Intel card, but those will be very expensive. For example, a 3 Com 3C509 card will cost you nearly 2K. Also, it is a 10/100 MBPS card, which you do not need to connect to the Net.
You can get much cheaper cards from D-Link, Surecom, Compex, etc. These cards are basically NE2000 PCI clones, and as such are technically inferior to the 3Com and other more expensive cards in areas like PIO vs. DMA, etc., but are very much Value for Money. I just bought a Surecom NE2000 PCI compatible LAN card for one of my home machines for just 525/-!
At those prices, these cards are sure hard to beat. They're well built and reliable cards too. Just make sure you specify a 10 MBPS card with a UTP port (not that you will get cards without UTP these days).
HTH,
Krishnan
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