From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jan 12 00:30:10 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id AAA16468 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 12 Jan 1998 00:30:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from mrelay.jrc.it (mrelay.jrc.it [139.191.1.65]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id AAA16342 for ; Mon, 12 Jan 1998 00:30:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Dirk.vanGulik@jrc.it) Received: from elec.isei.jrc.it (elec.jrc.it) by mrelay.jrc.it (4.1/EB-950131-C) id AA04233; Mon, 12 Jan 98 09:31:27 +0100 Received: from elect6.jrc.it by elec.isei.jrc.it (4.1/EI-3.0m) id AA28584; Mon, 12 Jan 98 09:29:21 +0100 Posted-Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 09:28:27 +0100 (MET) Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 09:28:27 +0100 (MET) From: Dirk-Willem van Gulik X-Sender: dirkx@elect6.jrc.it Reply-To: Dirk-Willem van Gulik To: Nadav Eiron Cc: Lyle Wallace , questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3COM 10/100 NIC 3C905 In-Reply-To: <34B8A420.4E93@barcode.co.il> Message-Id: Reply-Path: Dirk.vanGulik@jrc.it Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sun, 11 Jan 1998, Nadav Eiron wrote: > Lyle Wallace wrote: > > > > Support needed, > > > > Does FreeBSD support the 3C905 10/100 3Com > > Nic card? When I install it hangs and is only recognized > > as a 3C509 (10 Mbps only) and not a 3C905 (10/100 Mbps). > > Does FreeBSD 3.0-current have any beta drivers > > for the 3C905? > > Do I need to go out and buy Intel EtherExpress nic > > cards because that's the only 100 Mbps NIC listed > > as supported at the moment? > > Thanks again, > > The vx[\d+] drivers work just fine; we have some production machines with two cards in; you do _have_ to use the config binary from the dos disk to fix/free them into either 10 or 100 Mbit mode; and re-do this if you reseat them in their slots. A simple dos boot disk + the supplied discs are all you need. Dw.