Need some information

[Silverman]

I have 2 Realtek 10/100 NIC's model's RTL8139A and RTL8139C and a linksys Network Everywhere Model NC100 and am looking for the best compatability with XP Pro in a DSL sharing environment Networking 3 computers through a router and perhaps a 10/100 switch as well. 1 computer will act as a game server. Any opinions on these NIC's would be appreciated as well as driver recommendations.

[FatalException0E]

The Realtek 8139 series is a great chip for a NIC. Its used everywhere, and supported by darn near everything. I've never heard of the other company.

[Silverman]

Thanks for the response FatalExceptionOE, the realtek cards went in no problem but haven't tried the Linksys in the third machine and am currently looking for a driver for XP in the event it isn't supported natively.

[NooNoo]

<a href="http://www.linksys.com.sg/Support/Firmware/nc100v2.exe" target="_blank">Linksys Nc100 drivers</a> contain specific win2k driver set - I have had no problems using 2k drivers for stuff in XP for "standard" hardware, so this should work ok.

[Quiet Thunder]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by FatalException0E:
<strong>The Realtek 8139 series is a great chip for a NIC. Its used everywhere, and supported by darn near everything. I've never heard of the other company.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">You've never herd of Linksys? They're one of the biggest names in networking. They're very popular for routers and hubs and such.

[FatalException0E]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Quiet Thunder:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by FatalException0E:
<strong>The Realtek 8139 series is a great chip for a NIC. Its used everywhere, and supported by darn near everything. I've never heard of the other company.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">You've never herd of Linksys? They're one of the biggest names in networking. They're very popular for routers and hubs and such.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> Oops....was reading too fast. Since Linksys wasn't capitalized, the 'ol brain only saw 'Network Everywhere'

[Cobra X]

Realtek all the way. Linksys is great too, but the RTL 8139x kicks *** , it works with just about every OS under the sun, and performs pretty damn well considering how dirt cheap they are.

[cookin chef]

Never had any major issues with a realtek chipset nic. I like them myself, but some people still reccommend 3com, smc or intel nics or the cheaper ones.