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From: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert)
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Subject: Re: support for AE-2
To: pechter@stars.sed.monmouth.army.mil (william pechter ILEX)
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 95 10:35:10 MST
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> I'm working with my wife who wants to set up a firewall box.
> 
> Right now, she's managed to liberate a 386DX33 with 8mb of memory and
> 200mb of disk.
> 
> It has an Artisoft AE-2 ethernet... 
> 
> Any recommendations?  Do we support the AE-2.
> 
> What hardware/software combinations would you recommend?

It should be NE2000 compatible.

The neat thing about these boards is you can get the IRQ once you know
the IO base by INB'ing (I think) offset 3.

I may be able to get programming docs if the card doesn't just work.
Let me know.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@cs.weber.edu
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