David Hinds writes:
> > I second the motion. I'd also like a way of probing to check. I don't
> > like having to rely on the word of the bloke at the markets I bought
> > it from.
>
> The "cardctl status" command says whether cards are CardBus or
> 16-bit.
Ah, thanks.
> There's another easy way to distinguish CardBus cards. All CardBus
> cards have a row of eight sharp dimples on the top of the card along
> the edge that has the CardBus connector. These are part of the
> spec, and connect to a ground plate in the CardBus socket.
Ah ha. That's useful to know when shopping at the markets.
> The Xircom REM56G is a 16-bit card, even though it is 10/100. At
> 100baseT, it will be faster than 10baseT, but that's about all you
> can say about it. The best performance I've seen from a 16-bit card
> at 100baseT is about 1.5 MB/sec.
Grrrr. It turns out my Compaq/Microcom 10/100+56k card is 16 bit
(cardctl and lack of dimples). It maxes out at 1.5 MB/s too.
Regards,
Richard....
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