From owner-freebsd-mobile Fri Jul 25 03:15:53 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id DAA25895 for mobile-outgoing; Fri, 25 Jul 1997 03:15:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from kiste-5.ki.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de (kiste-5.ki.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de [141.2.5.112]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id DAA25890 for ; Fri, 25 Jul 1997 03:15:48 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199707251015.DAA25890@hub.freebsd.org> Received: by kiste-5.ki.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de (1.37.109.4/16.2) id AA27322; Fri, 25 Jul 97 12:15:46 +0200 Date: Fri, 25 Jul 97 12:15:46 +0200 From: Marko Schuetz To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Difference between a 3C589C and a 3C589D In-Reply-To: <199707250544.PAA20271@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> References: <199707241739.KAA12552@myrtle.bogs.org> <199707250544.PAA20271@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by tm-edit 7.66) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >> I need 4 pcmcia ethernet cards, for a couple of Toshibas (T1950ct, >> t3400) and two thinkpad 365cd's, all with 2.2.2 systems. >> >> I understand that the 3c589's are probably the best cards to get, but >> have been holding off on getting them because the only ones I've >> seen for sale have been the D's, and there is an apparent problem >> with them (it even says in the release notes that the driver doesn't >> work with the D's). Are you saying that they do work? I have a D-Link 650, they are cheap here compared to other cards (~USD 100) and it works fine. In what respect are the 3c589s considered to be 'best'? Marko