[NCLUG] Network Driver?

[John Gilmore]

On Friday 17 March 2006 09:30, Bob Proulx wrote:
>
> I frequently add a PCI card for networking and for sound.  Life is too
> short to be continually frustrated with driver problems.

Amen. Or weird hardware interactions. For instance, the built-in soundcard on 
this computer steals the PC speaker beeps and routes them through the 
soundcard if the soundcard is activated. So the only way to get both beeps 
and sound is to install a separate soundcard.

IMHO the hardware manufactures think that there must be some benefit to having 
things built in, and so are trying to add bells and whistles that then simply 
get in the way. Often it's better to go with a PCI card rather than struggle 
with things. It's not like NICs are expensive.