Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 13:53:43 -0500 From: "Charles Pelletier" <fozekizer@attbi.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, "N. Thomas" <nthomas@cise.ufl.edu> Subject: Re: Ethernet card for freebsd 4.4 Message-ID: <000b01c1e89c$b1faf240$32040101@hume> References: <20020419030247.49286.qmail@web9307.mail.yahoo.com> <20020420184126.GA8732@cise.ufl.edu>
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i'm using a netgear fa310 and a linksys lne100tx. the tx on the linksys card distinguishes that it has wake on lan support so i'm guessing that is the same for the dlink card. --charlie pelletier --litmus(mp3.com/litmus) ----- Original Message ----- From: "N. Thomas" <nthomas@cise.ufl.edu> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Ethernet card for freebsd 4.4 > * Radhika Sambamurti <radhika_narendran@yahoo.com> [2002-04-18 20:02:47 -0700]: > > > > Can anyone suggest a workable, cheap ethernet card for Freebsd 4.4 It > > seems like im really out of luck. First I mis read the handbook and bought > > the D-Link DFE-530TX+, which does not have a driver (they used to have one > > for DFE-530TX) > > hi Radhika, > > I know that the D-Link DFE-530TX+ is not mentioned in HARDWARE.TXT and the > D-Link DFE-530TX is (can someone tell me the difference between the two??), > but my old Pentium 166 running 4.4-RELEASE find the card and calls it rl0, > and rl1 (I have two of them installed). This is my first stab at FreeBSD, so > I've not customized anything, everything on my system is from a default > (minimal) install. > > Does FreeBSD not recognize it at all on your machine, or do you have > problems getting it to work? > > Admittedly, I've not *used* the cards yet since I've yet to hook up my home > network, but I am guessing (and hoping) that since it was recognized okay in > the boot messages that it will function properly... > > The other good news is that D-Link mentions on their website that FreeBSD > drivers are available for the DFE-530TX+, see here: > > http://www.dlink.com/products/kits/dfe910/SpecsTable.htm > > -- > N. Thomas > nthomas@cise.ufl.edu > Etiamsi occiderit me, in ipso sperabo > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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