Dlink lan card problem

ahmed gamal · 09-28-2007, 06:10 PM

hi every body
i had bought a new lan card to solve the problem of realteck card
it is written on the hardware Dlink
when i put it on my slack 12
it worked fine
but when i wrote lspci i was surprised
it shows

Quote:

00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6105 [Rhine-III] (rev 86)

it is installed as via
howcome
plzzzzzzzzz help me

manwichmakesameal · 09-28-2007, 06:39 PM

Because that's the chipset that it uses. It is a D-Link brand, but VIA chipset. All D-Link did to the card AFAIK, is basically the wiring.

ahmed gamal · 09-28-2007, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by manwichmakesameal

Because that's the chipset that it uses. It is a D-Link brand, but VIA chipset. All D-Link did to the card AFAIK, is basically the wiring.

i am sorry i don't understand
if it is Dlink card why doesn't lspci commend told me that it is Dlink??
how can i make sure if it is Dlink card or fake card???

H_TeXMeX_H · 09-29-2007, 01:11 AM

The card brand is very different from the card chipset. The chipset in this case is made by VIA, but the brand is D-link. Also, I don't think you'll ever see a d-link chipset, because d-link doesn't make them, it hires others to make them, and they just make the rest of the card.

Your card is NOT fake.

ahmed gamal · 09-29-2007, 06:13 AM

thanks man very much
i appreciate your reply
thanks to all people who helped me