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From: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@aciri.org>
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what card is that and what is broken ?
both the ne and the rl driver works reasonably well with the 8029
and 8139 chips.

	luigi

> 
> I have two RealTek network cards that I'm willing to send to someone who is
> going to update the FreeBSD realtek driver to support them.
> 
> I know it's supposed to be broken in the hardware, but the sad fact is that
> in the Netherlands this is the *only* card they sell in many smaller stores.
> If you say "network adaptor" they give you realtek. If you ask for another
> brand, they look at you funny and give you realtek. If you *insist* on
> another brand they give you more funny looks, and give you realtek with the
> words that it's the OEM version of <your preferred brand>.
> 
> (Calm down, deep breath ... there, much better)
> 
> Anyway: send me your snail mail address, and I'll send you the realtek card.
> 
>     Kees Jan
> 
> PS. for the record: I also still have an SMC EtherEZ 10Mb UTP and a 3Com
> 3c503 for those who want to work on drivers for them.
> 
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>        but you can stay immature all your life.
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