This latest version of 3Com's Fast EtherLink XL network interface card offers several new software and hardware developments. Chief among these are the Parallel Tasking II... more
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Status Indicators: Port status, Link activity, Link activity, link OK
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature: 0 °C
Networking
Features: Remote Wake Up, manageable, Full duplex capability, remote Power On, remote Wake Up, manageable, Full duplex capability, manageable, Full duplex capability, Full duplex capability, remote Wake Up
This latest version of 3Com's Fast EtherLink XL network interface card offers several new software and hardware developments. Chief among these are the Parallel Tasking II technology and the DynamicAccess software, both of which bring greater performance and intelligence to the NIC. 3Com's patented Parallel Tasking technology (which came with previous models of the Fast EtherLink XL) revolutionized NIC performance by accelerating the speed at which packets are transferred from the network wire to the NIC. Parallel Tasking II technology, designed specifically for PCI, takes 3Com's NIC performance to the next level by improving the speed that data is passed from the NIC to the host PC. This is achieved by exploiting the latest development in PCI chip and bus design. Formerly, a NIC was limited to transferring data across the PCI bus in a maximum of 64 bytes at a time for one bus master operation. In order for one full 1514-byte packet to be transferred to the host PC, 24 separate bus master operations were required, resulting in an inefficient bus. With Parallel Tasking II performance, the NIC can stream up to a full Ethernet packet over the bus during a bus master operation, greatly increasing the efficiency of the PCI bus. The results are faster throughput and improved system performance, which allows desktop and server applications to perform better. DynamicAccess software turns network interface cards into active network components, enabling a true end-to-end solution in which all devices collaborate to create the most manageable, highest-performing networks possible.
Software / system requirements
Software Included: Drivers & Utilities
OS Required: Banyan VINES, UnixWare 7, Microsoft Windows 3.x/95/98, Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 or later, Novell NetWare 3.12 or later, SunSoft Solaris, Microsoft Windows 95/98, Novell NetWare, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 98/ME, Banyan VINES, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows 3.x/95/98, Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 or later, Novell NetWare 3.12 or later, Microsoft DOS, Banyan VINES, IBM OS/2, SCO OpenServer, Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 or later, Novell NetWare 3.11 or later, Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later, Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, Banyan VINES, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Novell NetWare 5, UnixWare 7, SCO OpenServer 5, Microsoft Windows 3.x/95/98, SunSoft Solaris, Novell NetWare 3.x, Novell NetWare 4.x, Linux
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: Limited lifetime warranty
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - parts and labour - lifetime - carry-in, Limited warranty - replacement - lifetime - carry-in
...as lasting, after the installation and the installation what both rather quickly and simply went, to this day, had never to open my computer because of this card I it works faultlessly to this day.
I use it for my small network, what consists of three computers or if friends come to the gamble to me.
Up till now I didn't as said have any problems with it yet and I think I am also absolutely satisfied with their speed who already needs a 1000 Mbit card at home, then?
So nothing bad gives to report, I have used it for my DSL once a while, too and it worked and harmonized faultlessly also there, I really only can recommend it if spare one extra card, one of the good manufacturer 3COM then.
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3Com Europe Limited
3Com Centre
Boundary Way
Maylands Park South
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Hertfordshire
HP2 7YU
ENGLAND
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Advantages: Easy to configure / Support all Protocols Disadvantages: None found so far (time will tell)
...Netgear FA310TX network cards offer the best value for money named network card.
The card is very simple to install under windows 95/98 Or NT Server and Workstation just using the enclosed driver diskette (TCP/IP, Netbui and IPX all bound to the card just fine).
The card supports 10/100 Mbps, Auto-sensing RJ-45 interface and Full or half-duplex modes.
So far compared to all of the card's that we have used on our LAN this unit has proven to be absolutely faultless (could change, but only time will tell) for £14.00 + VAT.
I have got 20+ of these cards running in a mixed OS enviroment connected either a 3COM 3300 24 Port switch, HP 10/100 Hubb or various other Hubbs doted around the office to provide connectivity.
I think the best way to summerise would be that for a medium+ network these cards work absoultely fine. (After all BAY...
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...Picture the scene. My friends and I (note the good English!) have just finished our A-levels, and have about 3 months free to have some fun. One of your friends parents go away, and he decides to have a party. But this is no normal party, this is a network party!
It may sound a little sad to most people, but it's actually quite a lot of fun. Computer games you see, that's the reason! A lot of the computer game doubters say that they are an anti-social affair, but that could not be further from the truth. Computer games are better when played with or against another person, but unfortunately for us PC gamers the chance to do this is not all that common. The internet does allow you to play against others, but the slow speed of a normal 56K modem limits the type of game you can play, and the speed at which you can play it. The answer lies...
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