badr@cs.washington.edu (Badr H. Al-Badr) (06/18/91)
I have a Mac IIci that I want to connect to an Ethernet. I would appreciate any information on which card to choose. I have those specific questions those as well: 1- which is the best Ethernet card overall? Somebody recommended Mac con II by Asente, is it good (it is expensive $379)? 2- How about the Ethernet cards newly announced by Apple anybody knows how good are they, How much they will cost, when will they be available? 3- In the July issue on MacWorld, they talk about a new Ethernet card from sonic systems that costs only $199, any info on that? 4- Were there any Ethernet card evaluations in back issues of MacWorld or Mac User? Thanks a lot For your help. Badr
mxmora@unix.SRI.COM (Matt Mora) (06/18/91)
In article <1991Jun17.180947.3405@beaver.cs.washington.edu> badr@cs.washington.edu (Badr H. Al-Badr) writes: >3- In the July issue on MacWorld, they talk about a new Ethernet card >from sonic systems that costs only $199, any info on that? I'm evaluating the card for a mac II. It seems to work really well. I haven't stress tested it yet. (How do you stress test a Ethernet card?) You can't beat that price. I'll let you know more as I find out. Matt -- ___________________________________________________________ Matthew Mora | my Mac Matt_Mora@sri.com SRI International | my unix mxmora@unix.sri.com ___________________________________________________________
MacUserLabs@cup.portal.com (Stephan - Somogyi) (06/18/91)
mxmora@unix.SRI.COM (Matt Mora) writes: >(How do you stress test a Ethernet card?) Believe you me, we have ways :-) :-) :-) In an upcoming issue we will be publishing a Lab Report that compares all 10BASE-T cards available at time of testing. ______________________________________________________________________ Stephan Somogyi net.nerd MacUser
Brian.V.Hughes@dartmouth.edu (Brian V. Hughes) (06/18/91)
In article <1991Jun17.180947.3405@beaver.cs.washington.edu> badr@cs.washington.edu (Badr H. Al-Badr) writes: > I have a Mac IIci that I want to connect to an Ethernet. I would > appreciate any information on which card to choose. > > I have those specific questions those as well: > > 1- which is the best Ethernet card overall? Somebody recommended Mac con II > by Asente, is it good (it is expensive $379)? > > 2- How about the Ethernet cards newly announced by Apple anybody knows how > good are they, How much they will cost, when will they be available? > > 3- In the July issue on MacWorld, they talk about a new Ethernet card > from sonic systems that costs only $199, any info on that? The important question to ask is: Which type of Ethernet cableing do you have? Thich (coaxle), Thin, or 10Base T (Twisted Pair). This will allow you to narrow the field a little in terms of which cards are available. > 4- Were there any Ethernet card evaluations in back issues of MacWorld or > Mac User? Yes there is a complete section in the June 1990 issue of MacUser called "300 Best Networking Products". It goes into quite a good deal of depth concerning Ethernet cards, connectors, and routers, along with Local Talk, and probably everything else you ever wanted to know about setting up a Mac network of any size. > Thanks a lot For your help. -Hades Brian Hughes hades@Eleazar.Dartmouth.Edu Dartmouth Medical School - Computer Information Specialist