Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 18:44:40 -0500 (CDT) From: Gary Clark II <gclarkii@main.gbdata.com> To: narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee (Narvi) Cc: SCHCATS@siu.edu, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Token Ring Message-ID: <199607292344.SAA12032@main.gbdata.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960730010014.14392A-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee> from Narvi at "Jul 30, 96 01:01:48 am"
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Narvi wrote: > On Mon, 29 Jul 1996, Nathan Denny wrote: >>I noticed that all the network drivers are for ethernet cards. Is this because >>Ethernet is more popular, or because their is some Unix limitation on network >>protocols? ie. Is it possible to have a token ring card in a FreeBSD machine? > > Ethernet is not only more popular, there are also no FreeBSD > drivers for token-ring cards. As soon as someone writes a driver, you can > not only have a token-ring card in you computer but also use it for > networking. > Ethernet is NOT Token-Ring. A bigger problem is the lack up the bottom end protocols instead of just the lack of a card driver. Do a search of the Archives and you should find atleast a couple of articles by Terry Lambert on what is needed to get TR working. > Sander > >> Nate:SCHCATS! > Gary -- Gary Clark II (N5VMF) | I speak only for myself and "maybe" my company gclarkii@GBData.COM | Member of the FreeBSD Doc Team Providing Internet and ISP startups mail info@GBData.COM for information FreeBSD FAQ at ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/docs/freebsd-faq.ascii
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