[realtek] Where to obtain RTL-8139 boards?

Donald Becker becker@scyld.com
Wed, 17 May 2000 16:44:55 -0400 (EDT)


On Wed, 17 May 2000, Jeff Garzik wrote:

> Does anyone know of a source for original RTL-8139 boards, and/or
> specifications?  Both are difficult to find.

The RTL8129 board I have is from Longshine.
The 8129 required an external transceiver, and thus it cost much more to
build a rtl8129 board than the replacement rtl8139.

Most early RTL8139 boards were shipped without a brand name, so it's
difficult to specify that's what you want to purchase.

Donald Becker				becker@scyld.com
Scyld Computing Corporation
410 Severn Ave. Suite 210
Annapolis MD 21403