Do ethernet cards really make a difference?

goose · Post by **goose** » Sat Jul 08, 2000 10:09 am

I have this generic SMA PCI card, ya know the one that came with @home, and i'm thinkin' of slapping in of those good old 3Com cards. Will it really a difference with my transfers? So far i'm crusin' at about 75-120kb/s d/l. Has anyone noticed a big improvement or what?

bug · Post by **bug** » Sun Jul 09, 2000 12:15 am

For only Cable/ADSL...probably not. For your home LAN system...maybe. The brand name higher priced NIC's offer superior driver support and compatibilty/reliabilty.

LoneDragoon · Post by **LoneDragoon** » Mon Jul 31, 2000 1:44 pm

@home's policy is give give you the cheapest card possible when the do the install of your cable modem.

I promptly tossed out the one they gave me and put in a nice Realtek card.

It has certainly improved my LAN performance, as well as my cable perfomance.

HalfLifer · Post by **HalfLifer** » Mon Jul 31, 2000 4:15 pm

Im on a SMC Realtek POS. Im going to buy a 3com..

Game0rz · Post by **Game0rz** » Mon Jul 31, 2000 8:21 pm

heh, @home gave me a USB ethercard thing, of course it was crap so i immediately went and got a better card. I just got a $20 dlink and am thinking about getting a 3com one too see if my pings go down then.