What's everybody's favorite 10/100 NIC?

[chris at logsoft.com (Chris Marget)]

> I'm very much NOT a fan of the eepro100 -- apparently there's some
> sort of incompatibility with NetApps.  When it's "working" I get
> literally 10% of the nfs bandwidth that I get with 3coms; when it's
> not working, well, I get 0% plus as a bonus the standard "freeze the
> whole machine for a couple minutes because nfs is unhappy" behavior.
> Don't know if it's the linux driver or the card that's the culprit (or
> the netapp, though again the 3com does just fine so the eepro should
> be able to also).

ditto on the eepro.  i've had nothing but bad experiences, especially
with nfs performance.  there were netapps involved, but i don't remember
if nfs was better with another server.

as for favorite cards, i'm especially partial to the tulip chipset.
the best tulip cards (imho) are the netgear fa310tx and the dlink
dfe-570.  that netgear is awesome becasue it's got 5 status leds and
it works flawlessly (unusual features in a $12 card).  the dlink is
great because it is a quad nic for $150.

/chris