Depending on which version of the 530tx he has...

IIRC, if it's a late model DFE-530TX, then it could be a Via-Rhine 2 or an RTL8139.

I've got one at home (the ViaR2 flavour), but I haven't installed it, due to severe lack of driver support - it's not in stock Linux 2.2, and W2K didn't recognise it.

I've not, on the other hand, ever had any trouble with my RTL8139 (or is it a -29? - I don't recall) or a Samsung-badged Tulip card.

It's been so long since I took my empeg home, I don't remember whether I've tried it on my home PC (which is an Asus A7V w/T900) - I'll take it home tonight, and maybe give it a try.

BTW, the Tulip is in another A7V-T900 (running Linux), and I've had no trouble with it. Although I've not tried it with the empeg recently.



Roger - not necessarily speaking for empeg