Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 09:30:12 -0600 From: "James Van Vleet" <jvanvleet@sei-it.com> To: "Robert Watson" <robert+freebsd@cyrus.watson.org>, <hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: HomePNA network cards Message-ID: <000501bf40c7$f3e676e0$6d83e7cd@vanvleet.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.991207000911.14113B-100000@fledge.watson.org>
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I have been using the driver with my linksys homePNA cards for at least 3-4 months. My setup is over a phone line that are buried in the ground, out to my garage. It's been working perfectly, at full speed. I was going to ask if it was going to get moved to stable anytime soon... -James > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Robert Watson > Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 11:11 PM > To: Wes Peters > Cc: hackers@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: HomePNA network cards > > > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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