On Mon, Jul 07, 2003 at 03:41:09PM +0100, Philip Pemberton wrote:
> Quote:
> The RealTek 8139 PCI NIC redefines the meaning of 'low end.' This is
> probably the worst PCI ethernet controller ever made, with the possible
> exception of the FEAST chip made by SMC. The 8139 supports bus-master
> DMA, but it has a terrible interface that nullifies any performance
> gains that bus-master DMA usually offers.
> Um.... Well, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to set fire to all the
> Realtek-based NICs in the house... EVIL EVIL EVIL!!!
I had a Realtek 8139-based PCI 10/100 ethernet card in my wife's PC.
This was the only card I'd ever seen where unplugging the ethernet, then
plugging it back in, required a *reboot of the operating system* to get
TCP/IP connectivity back. I upgraded her system to XP, replaced the
Realtek card with an Intel eepro-chipset card, and it works fine now..
Bill
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bill bradford
mrbill_at_mrbill.net
austin, texas
Received on Mon Jul 07 2003 - 10:00:00 BST