[ale] Ot: cheap lan cards

[Bob Toxen]

Do these work with Linux?

Why so against Realtek?

I've been using them (10 & 100 Mbit) for 20-30 years with Linux with
with zero problems.

Bob

On Thu, Jul 03, 2025 at 11:41:50AM -0400, Calvin Harrigan via Ale wrote:
> On 7/3/2025 11:28 AM, DJPfulio--- via Ale wrote:
> > On 7/2/25 17:31, Boris Borisov via Ale wrote:
> > > Microcenter Duluth perhaps Marietta as well have 99 cents gigabit
> > > network cards.
> > 
> > Brand and chips used??? It matters.?? I won't touch realtek NICs.
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> Seems the cards are:
> 
> HiRO H50218 10/100/1000 Internal PCI Express with Realtek Chipsets.
> 
> https://www.microcenter.com/product/680735/hiro-h50218-10-100-1000-internal-pci-express
> 
> A slightly deeper dig indicates the chipset might specifically be Realtek
> RTL8111E.
> 
> I'd use these for playing around, not for anything of even the slightest
> importance.
> 
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> Calvin Harrigan
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