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- From: dlparker@dlpinc00.rn.com (David L. Parker)
- Subject: Re: Ethernet Cards -- Questions
- Message-ID: <1992Aug18.124254.3356@dlpinc00.rn.com>
- Organization: Automated Data Management Services
- References: <18338@polstra.UUCP>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 12:42:54 GMT
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- In article <18338@polstra.UUCP> jdp@polstra.UUCP (John Polstra) writes:
- >
- >2. What are the common names (the names seen in advertisements) for the
- > Western Digital / SMC products? I see a lot of ads for:
- >
- > Ethercard-Plus 16
- > Ethercard Elite Plus 16-bit
- > etc.
- >
- > Are these the same thing? Do they correspond to the 8003, the 8013,
- > or neither?
- >
-
- The differences in the SMC Elite series, I believe, are in the available
- connectors and 8 vs. 16 bit, for ISA and MC machines (not sure about EISA).
- They are the SMC counterparts of the old WD80x3 line. FI, I have the
- SMC Elite16T, which is a 16-bit card with 10baseT and AUI connectors, ISA
- bus. Under ISC TCP/IP 1.3, the driver is the wd[0-n], and is described as
- supporting "...all WD80x3 boards announced prior to March 1991" in the
- release notes for version 2.0 of the INTERACTIVE Network Drivers. The
- drivers are described during the sysadm installpkg routine as "Western
- Digital EtherCard PLUS".
-
- The drivers (for the SMC) under FTP, Inc.'s PC/TCP are also for the WD 80x3
- cards. I think the 80x3 refers to the chip that the card itself is built
- around, and I believe this is still made by WD. Anyone know??
- --
- Dave Parker
- Automated Data Management Services, Pleasant Hill, MO 64080-1331
- (816) 987-5167/5218 voice/fax
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