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From: jeffw@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Jeffrey H. West)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs
Subject: Re: The best ethernet boards for PCNFS
Keywords: best ethernet board, 3c501, 3c503
Message-ID: <1990Sep27.032504.321@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 27 Sep 90 03:25:04 GMT
References: <5144@mit-caf.MIT.EDU>
Reply-To: jeffw@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Jeffrey H. West)
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Organization: Macro Computer Solutions, Inc. - Wheeling, IL
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In article <5144@mit-caf.MIT.EDU> gavin@mit-caf.UUCP (Gavin C. H. Zau) writes:
>
>	can anyone please enlighten me on which is the best
>ethernet board for PCNFS (on 386 pcs)?  Currently we use the
>3c501 because it is cheap.  Is there any advantages to the 
>more expensive ones eg 3c503???   Thanks.
>

The best advantage that I have found is in the configurability of the 3c503.

The 3c503 is software configurable (VECIE6.SYS line in config.sys) for 
IRQ, DMA and Xcvt type.  The only jumpers are for I/O address and Memory, but
I have never had to change the memory jumper (default is mem disable) and I
have only once had to change the I/O address from the default (300). 

-- Jeffrey West
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