From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Jan 20 06:01:44 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA02526 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Wed, 20 Jan 1999 06:01:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mailhost.charite.de (barrier-17.charite.de [193.175.73.17]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id GAA02520 for ; Wed, 20 Jan 1999 06:01:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from udo.wolter@charite.de) Received: by mailhost.charite.de (5.65v4.0/1.1.8.2/08Mar95-0213PM) id AA27065; Wed, 20 Jan 1999 15:01:31 +0100 Received: from postamt1.charite.de(193.175.70.246) by mailhost.charite.de via smap (V1.3-PCG 08/1998) id sma027359; Wed Jan 20 15:01:19 1999 Received: from localhost by postamt1.charite.de; (5.65/1.1.8.2/16Aug95-0231PM) id AA21461; Wed, 20 Jan 1999 15:01:19 +0100 Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 15:01:18 +0100 (MET) From: Udo Wolter Reply-To: udo.wolter@charite.de To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: NE2000 PCI with 100MBit anyone ? Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hi ! I have some problems in understanding the hardware compatibility. I'm planning to buy a NE2000 clone because they're very cheap. I've seen some with PCI interface and 100 MBit so I'm wondering if they will get recognized and if they will run ? I've seen some people mentioned their NE2000-clones running in their systems even though they're PCI based. In the Hardware guide of FreeBSD only ISA cards are mentioned. If PCI also runs I'm wondering why many soundcards won't run in a PCI version even though they have similar chipsets in the ISA versions (which run already) ? Or are there only some NE2000 clones running perfectly ? What about NE2000 PCMCIA cards ? I have a general problem with the idea of compatibility regarding ISA or PCI devices. Can anyone explain these coherences ? If a device is supported will it work with ISA, with PCI, with both Bus-systems or do any system of them need a special driver ? Thanx, Udo P.S.: Anyway, if anyone uses NE2000 100MBit PCI clones, what is the maximum data-rate ? -- Udo Wolter, email: uwp@i.am, www: http://i.am/uwp !!!! LOW-TECH Page: http://hello.to/low-tech !!!! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message