Re: Is Netgear kit good on Linux?

[Wesley Leonard <marshall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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

So, if the kit is much more than $50 it's not really worth it.  

> Patrick Mc Govern wrote:
> 
> 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?
> 
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> Pat Mc Govern
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