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- From: adrian@ibmpcug.co.uk (Adrian Hall)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
- Subject: Re: ec0 question, use 3c501 instead of 3c503?
- Message-ID: <Bu9CsF.7I6@ibmpcug.co.uk>
- Date: 8 Sep 92 11:48:14 GMT
- References: <92252.033848MHS108@psuvm.psu.edu>
- Organization: The IBM PC User Group, UK.
- Lines: 19
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- >Hello again,
- >Seems that tiny bsd doesn't recognize my 3com 3c501 card, the install.notes
- >mentions 3com 3c503 support. Is there any way to use a 3c501 card instead?
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- Forget it - I started writing a driver for one (the basis being that the
- User Group has loads of 501s, but not many of the better ones!).
-
- Unfortunately, the 501 is deaf when talking and dumb when listening; it
- only has one buffer that it shares between TX and RX.
-
- This really does make it rather unsuitable for an ethernet card!
-
- Adrian
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