Re: Is Netgear kit good on Linux?

[awilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

> Depends on the price.  Adequate 10MB network cards are worth $10.  
Cable

Well, more like $12.

> is also pretty cheap.  If you like you can have some of my Cat5 (I 
have
> about 1000ft).  A 5 port hub is about $30.  As usual, you can always
> spend more and get better.
>o, if the kit is much more than $50 it's not really worth it.
>> Circuit City has a network starter kit that has 2 PCI cards, one 4
>> port hub, and 2 25 foot cables for cheap.  Will this work with Linux
>> as a home network setup?  I have 3 computers, an AMD 450, an AMD 300
>> and a lousy 486 DX2-50.  Or would I be better off to spend more and 
go
>> 3-com?

Can you put a PCI card in the 486?

It will work if the cards are compatible,  but I've never used a 
NetGear card.