[vortex] Q: which nic to use on Alpha 266 EV4?

[Bas.Kelderman@eptl.elf-p.fr]

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Hi Rudy,

When I still had my Alphas I used the DEC based Ethernet cards, they
always work, the 100Mb unit worked flawless.



> I'm currently using a 8139 based nic in it, and that one regularly
> needs:


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