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Date:      Wed, 19 Apr 2000 23:29:43 -0700 (PDT)
From:      R Joseph Wright <rjoseph@speakeasy.org>
To:        Arcady Genkin <a.genkin@utoronto.ca>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Just got my DSL today...AARGH!!
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004192327030.195-100000@mammalia.sea>
In-Reply-To: <87u2gxe8de.fsf@tea.thpoon.com>

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On 19 Apr 2000, Arcady Genkin wrote:

> R Joseph Wright <rjoseph@speakeasy.org> writes:
> 
> > Okay, I just read the manual page.  If there is an interrupt conflict, how
> > do I go about changing that?  What commands tell me which ones are in
> > use?  Is it a simple matter of changing the line in the kernel config?
> > 
> > device		ed0	at isa? port 0x280 irq 10 iomem 0xd8000
> 
> Yes (and recompiling your kernel, that is). You need to set correct
> port *and* irq values. The hard thing is finding them out.
> 
> Ideally, there should be a DOS based setup utility for your card, but
> IIRC you don't have any sort of drivers/docs for the card. If you went
> to the manufacturer's website, you could definitely d/l the setup
> utility from there. I have an ISA ne2000 card, if you want to give it
> a shot, I can email you the setup disk for it.
> 
> You can also read Linux's Ethernet-HOWTO for help with identifying the
> card. Specifically look at sections 5 and 7. That document describes
> pretty much every card one can find, and gives links to manufacturer's
> website.
> 
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Ethernet-HOWTO.html
> 
> OTOH, if you had Window~1 installed on the same machine, you could use
> it as a tool to determine the card's configuration (provided the card
> is recognized by it).
> -- 
> Arcady Genkin                                 http://www.thpoon.com
> Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

I just spent about 2 1/2 hours in windows trying to get the card to work
using downloaded drivers.  I've concluded that tomorrow I'll go buy a well
known, well supported one.  Any recommendations?  Preferrably cheap.



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