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- From: trier@odin.ins.cwru.edu (Stephen C. Trier)
- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
- Subject: Re: Packet-driver for Xircom needed
- Date: 10 Jan 1993 16:40:34 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH (USA)
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- References: <1993Jan8.134114.9540@ulrik.uio.no> <726552043snx@crynwr.com> <FUTOSHI.93Jan10202240@sras40.sra.co.jp>
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- In article <FUTOSHI.93Jan10202240@sras40.sra.co.jp> futoshi@sra.co.jp (Futoshi Miyamori) writes:
- >I could not find the sources of packet driver for Xircom pocket ethernet
- >adapter. Where is the sources?
-
- Xircom didn't see fit to distribute source, even when they were using
- Russ's packet driver framework as a base.
-
- They seem to be afraid that someone might figure out how to build a parallel
- port Ethernet adapter and compete with them.
-
- For a while, at least, Xircom promised to make sources available to users
- who paid money and signed a non-disclosure agreement. You should contact
- them to see if they still do this.
-
- >Also I'm looking for 386BSD or Linux drivers for this adapter.
-
- I don't think you'll find any.
-
- You might have better luck with a David Systems adapter, since they seem to
- be much more open with programming info.
-
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