http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop
Forwarded message:
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> Go to Red Hat's site (www.redhat.com). If you look under the support section they list hardware which is known to work (including pcimcia cards), hardware which "might" work (no specific reason it won't, just hasn't been tested), and (one I find most useful) hardware that definitely, absolutely will not work (i.e. any CardBus architecture cards). It also has a list (or link - can't remember) of laptop systems that users have successfully configured (user submitted).
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> If you'd like my opinion, stay with the "known to work" class of hardware (the "might work" list seems too much of a gamble with my hard earned money). I have made many purchases of hardware based on this list and have never been steered wrong. I use RH5.1 on 2 laptops (toshiba tecra 740cdt and toshiba 4700) and a cobbled together desktop system. I have two 3c905Bs (ironies of ironies) in my desktop eth0 bound to my cable modem with DHCP, and the other for my "home-net". I have had no problems whatever. (Although, I would not recommend 3Com to anyone - it did take quite a bit of detective work to get it to work).
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> > Fellow Linux users:
> >
> > This recent string on the "3-Com 3c90x" line has certainly been
> > interesting. But it hasn't quite answered this important question for
> > me: what should I be using on my laptop?
> >
> > My primary interest is in Linux (RH5.1). It would be a plus if a card
> > worked well under windoz95 as well, but that is not essential.
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> >>----SNIP-----<<
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