OT: Realtek; Was Re: Windoze crash (was Re: Well, I was at Fry's in CA...)

From: Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Sun Jul 6 16:28:01 2003

Philip Pemberton wrote:
> Then there was the fun I had with a D-Link network card (based on a Realtek
> chipset). Here's a tip - grab Realtek's latest driver kit and install it. I
> had lost packets, Windows networking errors, you name it. Upgraded the
> drivers and the network card suddenly started working properly...

   I have a better tip - don't buy Realtek. Period. They're not
horrible for casual use, say a single box surfing over cable or DSL, but
on a high-traffic connection, they eat a *lot* of CPU time. The Realtek
chipsets offload a lot of the packet processing to the main CPU, just
like a Winmodem.

        Doc
Received on Sun Jul 06 2003 - 16:28:01 BST