Netgear FA-310TX 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PCI Card
by Netgear

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Category: CE
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• 10/100 Mbps card for the price of a 10 Mbps card
• Auto-sensing RJ-45 interface
• Speedy network response with minimal CPU overhead
• Status lights help ensure proper configuration and operation
• Lifetime warranty

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Digital camera Review: 4.5 stars
Summary: 5 Stars

Summary of Netgear FA-310TX 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet PCI Card

This NIC connects to a PCI slot on the motherboard, so it's quite easy to install. You just turn off the computer, seat the card in the PCI slot, connect the card to your network hub via a cable (not included), and turn on the PC. Windows will recognize the card and ask for drivers, which are supplied on an included floppy diskette. Customers with experience installing modems, video cards, or nearly any other internal PC device should have this card installed and working in under 20 minutes.

The FA310TX is a very basic card. Wake-On-LAN is not supported--there isn't even a connecter if you have an extra WOL cable lying around. There are five status lights that show various types of network activity and also let you know when collisions are happening. We didn't have any trouble with this easy-to-install card, and it would make a good choice for anyone looking to expand their network without breaking the bank. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

• PCI interface
• 10/100Base-T support at a reasonable price
• Easy installation
• Many status lights

Cons:

• No WOL support

The Netgear FA310TX is an auto-sensing, 100BaseTX Fast Ethernet PCI adapter designed to support multimedia applications. With easy, one-step installation, the adapter operates with either 100BaseTX or 10Base-T hubs and switches, providing either 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps modes of operation. Thus, introduced in a 10 Mbps environment, it can later be upgraded to 100 Mbps with no changes to the desktop. Its 32-bit architecture and PCI bus mastering enable speedy network response with minimal CPU overhead. Five LEDs provide clear, at-a-glance status to help ensure proper configuration and operation.

The FA-310TX Fast Ethernet PCI card comes with a lifetime warranty

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