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From: rbn@umd5.umd.edu (Ron Natalie)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: What would you suggest?
Message-ID: <6950@umd5.umd.edu>
Date: 24 Jul 90 04:22:02 GMT
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NIC PS/2 cards have the slight advantage in that they are what
IBM recommends so most PS/2 software supports them.  My only
complaint is that they tend to be a little more expensive than
most.  I've used the 3Com 3C523 with no problem as well, but you
have to watch out, not everybody supports these.  I'd stay away
from the UB NIU cards or any of the other manufacturer's smart
cards.  There are usually a number of problems with this approach
starting with the fact that the cards tend to be more than
twice as expensive as their simpler counter parts.

-Ron