Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 23:54:50 +0100 (BST) From: Andrew Gordon <arg@arg1.demon.co.uk> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Replacement dongle for 3C589? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970925234525.5204A-100000@server.arg.sj.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <199709251736.DAA04935@word.smith.net.au>
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On Fri, 26 Sep 1997, Mike Smith wrote: > > >Having just recovered my laptop after having had it stolen, I need to > > >replace the dongle off the 3C589. I seem to recall stories about how > > >hard this is - what experiences have people had with this? > > >Anyone have a spare? 8) I have a spare RJ45 cable for a 3C589A/B (having mis-typed the product code when attempting to order one for my 3C589_C_). You are welcome to it if it happens to be what you wanted. The RJ45 ones (both flavours) are quite cheap; the BNC ones are about 4 times the price (GBP 13 / GBP 48). > > However, the attachment cable costs almost $50, and brand-new > > ne2000-compatible PCMCIA card costs $70. Which do you choose? :-) > > Hmm. Not so cheap here. Prices in Australian Dollars; which of these > would you recommend for adventure? > > NewMedia $159 (BNC, TP) > Hypertec $149 (BNC, TP) > D-Link $138 (TP) > Alloy $139 (BNC, TP) > Eagle $119 (TP) > Socket $119 (TP) > Topware $139 (BNC) Are you sure all of these are NE2000 compatible? I have a NewMedia "livewire" card, which has AMD 79C940 chipset (having read the datasheet and discovered that it's completely different to the 79C960, I have given up on this one). I also have an Eagle NE200 - despite its seductively similar partnumber, this is _not_ NE2000 compatible. It has the Fujitsu MB86960 chipset; a quick attempt to make it go with the "fe" driver didn't work, though I haven't yet exhausted the configuration possibilities here (also, I may have broken it while prising off the lid to determine the chipset). > (I haven't called 3Com, if indeed they have an Australian spares agent.) The cables are available ex-stock from ordinary retail suppliers over here.
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