Date: Mon, 01 May 1995 19:07:19 +0000 From: Matt Thomas <matt@lkg.dec.com> To: Michael Vernick <vernick@cs.sunysb.edu> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: 100 Mbs Ethernet drivers Message-ID: <199505011907.TAA05762@whydos.lkg.dec.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 01 May 1995 16:10:32 -0400." <199505012010.QAA10859@cs.sunysb.edu>
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> I want to set up a cluster of PC's using 100 Mbs Ethernet. It seems > that there is only 1 driver written so far for FreeBSD, for the > DEC DE500-XA card. However, DEC tells me that the card is not > yet available; the driver was written by someone at DEC. Is > anyone else working on a driver for an available 100Mbs Ethernet card? > I am not too familiar with writing drivers so I have a naive > question. There are several drivers for these cards for Linux. Does > anyone have a feel for how hard it is to port an Ethernet driver from > Linux to FreeBSD? Within a week or so, I should finish testing the support for the Cogent EM100 and the SMC 9332 Fast Ethernet boards (both of which are shipping). For what its worth, Matt Thomas Internet: matt@lkg.dec.com U*X Networking WWW URL: http://ftp.dec.com/%7Ethomas/ Digital Equipment Corporation Disclaimer: This message reflects my Littleton, MA own warped views, etc.
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