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From: dth@TXS.PITT.EDU (Daniel Holtzman)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: 10BaseT Ethernet Recommendations
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Date: 15 Aug 90 21:20:01 GMT
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I am in the process of bringing up a 10BaseT network in our new office
space.  I ordered WD8003 UTP cards (8-bit) but thanks to purchasing's 
bid process I was sent 3COM 3c503 UTP cards (8-bit).

Is the WD8003 family better or worse than the 3c503 family?

	1. Which is the faster card for TCP/IP?
                                    for Novell Netware?
                                    for Packet Driver?

	2. Do either support promiscuous mode so I can run NETWATCH?

The goal is to be able to run netware and tcp/ip using the packet 
driver (I am successfully doing this with a standard 3c503 on a 
Thinwire segment).

Are there better (features/driver support) and/or faster cards out 
there for the IBM-AT ISA bus?

Thanks in advance!

Dan Holtzman
Univ. of Pittsburgh
dth@txs.pitt.edu