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To: Dr R D Gidden <freebsdq@theleys.cambs.sch.uk>
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Subject: Re: Allied Telesyn AT-2560 100BaseFx NIC 
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From: David Greenman <dg@root.com>
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Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 06:29:53 -0700
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>Still trying to find a 100Mbit Fibre ST NIC I can
>both buy *and* drive!
>
>I've been advised that the 'fxp' driver will do for a 
>AT-2560 FibreST.  Allied tell me it is like an Intel 
>Pro100B card, and it uses the Intel S82557 chip.
>
>Anyone kindly got any further advice on this?

   If it uses the 82557 chip, then I can get it to work even if it doesn't.
It's interesting that Allied has a 100BaseFX card; I was thinking about
designing one myself since I couldn't find any in the market.

-DG

David Greenman
Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project