Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!UMUC!NICK From: NICK@UMUC.BITNET Newsgroups: bit.listserv.novell Subject: Re: NE1000 vs. WD8003+ Message-ID: Date: 11 Jan 90 00:11:22 GMT Sender: Novell LAN Interest Group Reply-To: Novell LAN Interest Group Organization: The University of Maryland University College Lines: 25 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 9 Jan 90 20:28:34 PST from On Tue, 9 Jan 90 20:28:34 PST Mark Fellows - UCS said: >I'm converting an arcnet LAN to ethernet and can't decide to go with the >Western Digital cards or the Novell cards. The NE1000's are much cheaper >and they support a multi-protocol stack which might be useful to me in the >future. So why am I hesitating? Well, I have had good luck in the past >with the WD's at other sites, but haven't heard anything good or bad about >the Novell's. If anyone has some first hand great/rotten experiences with >either of these that would help make up my mind I would appreciate hearing >about them. > >MarkF >fellows@ucs.orst.edu We use 3c503's here. the latest contract brings them in around $180 ea when bought in a 5 pack. They are well supported and work great. I dont know how those prices compare to Novell or WD. +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Nick Lemberos CREN : Nick@UMUC.Bitnet | | Asst. Director Internet: Nick@UMUC.Umd.Edu | | Academic Computing Phone : (301) 985-7170 | | US Mail: University of Maryland - University College (UMUC) | | University Boulevard @ Adelphi Road | | College Park, MD 20742-1615 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+