> anyone have some info on where I might find a CHEAP ethernet
> transceiver

Damon,

Have a look at www.embeddedethernet.com for a cost-effective solution.  I'm
anxious to hear from anyone who has actually used this schematic; I'd
suspect that those who have played with ethernet and a micro have connected
to an ISA card or such.  The two-chip solution at the above address looks
interesting, but is for 10baseT (not 100).

  -Todd Peterson
   E-Lab Digital Engineering, Inc.

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