From owner-freebsd-mobile Fri Dec 15 11:20: 7 2000 From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 15 11:20:03 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from ptavv.es.net (ptavv.es.net [198.128.4.29]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 32C7837B404 for ; Fri, 15 Dec 2000 11:20:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from ptavv.es.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ptavv.es.net (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id eBFJK1J17345; Fri, 15 Dec 2000 11:20:01 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200012151920.eBFJK1J17345@ptavv.es.net> To: behanna@zbzoom.net Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: no more broken dongles. :) In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 15 Dec 2000 14:17:18 EST." Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 11:20:01 -0800 From: "Kevin Oberman" Sender: oberman@ptavv.es.net Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 14:17:18 -0500 (EST) > From: Chris BeHanna > Sender: behanna@zbzoom.net > Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG > > On Fri, 15 Dec 2000, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > > I wanted to thank the guys doing USB support, so far I've ruined > > 3 or 4 pccards by accidentally yanking on the cable and breaking > > the dongle. I finally decided to buy a USB ethernet card because > > the connections are a lot stronger. I got the SMC Ez USB, which > > worked fine when plugged in while the laptop was already up. It > > works like a charm and even came with a Turbo Linux CD which makes > > a nice coaster. > > With no slight intended to the USB guys, another alternative is > the Linksys Integrated 10/100 card, which has a big honking jack > molded onto it with status LEDs. No dongle. It set me back about > $60, including shipping. Xircom RealPort is the same. The older 16 bit cards work well. The Ethernet/Modem combo card is the also the only one I'm aware of that actually works with FreeBSD. Note that the RealPort 2 does not work and, of course, the 32 bit cards only work with -current and newcard. R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message