Re: Second net card

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From: Frank McCallister SBS MVP (anonymous)
Date: 11/01/04 

Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 17:10:28 -0600

Tom you might try
http://www.acer.co.uk/acereuro/page74.do?dau119.oid=17&UserCtxParam=0&GroupCtxParam=0&ctx1=EU&crc=634675977 

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Frank McCallister SBS MVP
COMPUMAC
"Frank McCallister SBS MVP" <anonymous> wrote in message 
news:utb1NfDwEHA.2116@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hi Tom
>
> Sorry I don't know about UK supply. There are probably other cards that 
> work. It was blind luck on my part that the Acer worked :-)
>
> -- 
> Frank McCallister SBS MVP
> COMPUMAC
> "Tom Cutting" <TomCutting@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:7461D999-28E8-4EB6-A8F4-4B3983179F0B@microsoft.com...
>> Thanks for that Frank, I'll stick a Intel Pro/100 S Server card in then, 
>> that
>> seems to be on the hardware list.
>>
>> Do you know if the Acer cards are available outside the USA? Suppliers we
>> usually use (in UK) don't seem to offer them, and Dell Technical Support
>> can't tell me of a suitable card I can put in. I've got a workround by 
>> making
>> the backup to a network share of the USB drive for now.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Tom.
>>
>>
>> "Frank McCallister SBS MVP" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Tom
>>>
>>> You probably would have no trouble with that NIC Card BUT I would spend 
>>> the
>>> few extra $ for a good quality card. And on the 1600 I used an Acer 2.0 
>>> card
>>> successfully.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Frank McCallister SBS MVP
>>> COMPUMAC
>>> "Tom Cutting" <TomCutting@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:5A59A658-E19A-433B-B786-6F5CEE3D06FC@microsoft.com...
>>> >I want to add a second net card to our SBS2k3 server to enable the 
>>> >firewall
>>> > to be used (standard edition SBS, not premium). I picked up a standard 
>>> > PCI
>>> > 10/100 card from PC World, but on checking the server catalogue it has 
>>> > a
>>> > chipset only tested for win2k.
>>> >
>>> > Would I be asking for trouble trying to use this card, should I track 
>>> > down
>>> > a
>>> > "designed for win2k3" card like the intel for example?
>>> >
>>> > Server is a Dell 1600SC, which has already refused to work with a
>>> > non-certified Belkin USB 2 card. Proposed net card is branded PCline, 
>>> > with
>>> > RMC RTL8139D chipset.
>>> >
>>> > Any thoughts greatfully received. TIA.
>>> >
>>> > Tom.
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

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