Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 00:10:42 -0500 (EST) From: Robert Watson <robert@cyrus.watson.org> To: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HomePNA network cards Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.991207000911.14113B-100000@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <384C37ED.5CCA93F0@softweyr.com>
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On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, Wes Peters wrote: > Has anyone gotten one of these to work with the lnc driver in current? > Looking at the chip specs, it is supposed to be software compatible with > the PCNet PCI parts, but it sports the "home networking" PHY that are > not supported on other LANCE parts. > > If you've had success with these, please let me know. A friend wants to > setup a network but doesn't have access to the wall spaces in his house. > Silly boy. I submitted a pr in June with patches, and it seems to work fairly well. Never checked to see if it was commited though. I've had problems with dropped packets, however--at certain times of day (?) I can't pass any packets on phone wires that run vertically in my parents home. Ended up running ethernet between floors of their house, and the homepna stuff inside the floors. Robert N M Watson robert@fledge.watson.org http://www.watson.org/~robert/ PGP key fingerprint: AF B5 5F FF A6 4A 79 37 ED 5F 55 E9 58 04 6A B1 TIS Labs at Network Associates, Safeport Network Services To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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