From owner-freebsd-mobile Wed Sep 18 21:22:46 1996 Return-Path: owner-mobile Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id VAA25004 for mobile-outgoing; Wed, 18 Sep 1996 21:22:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lachesis.c2.net (niobe.c2.net [140.174.185.17]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id VAA24972 for ; Wed, 18 Sep 1996 21:22:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from sameer@localhost) by lachesis.c2.net (8.7.5/CSUA) id VAA03333; Wed, 18 Sep 1996 21:22:17 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199609190422.VAA03333@lachesis.c2.net> Subject: Re: 3com pcmcia etherlink question To: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams) Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 21:22:16 -0700 (PDT) Cc: sameer@c2.net, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199609190415.WAA15806@rocky.mt.sri.com> from "Nate Williams" at Sep 18, 96 10:15:43 pm From: sameer X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24 ME8a] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-mobile@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I have the C. It doesn't seem all that robust to me, having broken two of them already. Know of any other options for this sort of thing? > > > So I've just now broken for the second time the thing that > > plugs my etherlink iii into my 10baseT cable. The first time I broke > > it I just bought a new card, but that's really not a good long term > > solution. > > Is there some way I can just buy the things? > > Nope. Are you using the 3C589B or 3C589C card? The newer model (C) has > a much better connector than the older models. I have both, and I > prefer the newer style as it 'seems' more robust. > > > Nate > -- Sameer Parekh Voice: 510-986-8770 C2Net FAX: 510-986-8777 The Internet Privacy Provider http://www.c2.net/ sameer@c2.net