Date: Thu, 09 Apr 1998 11:16:04 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Joseph Moran <josephm@acm.jhu.edu> Cc: misc@openbsd.org, mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: update on pcmcia/modem support? Message-ID: <199804091816.LAA00302@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 09 Apr 1998 13:57:27 EDT." <Pine.NEB.3.96.980409135341.13467A-100000@basilisk.acm.jhu.edu>
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> > > I'm investing in a refurbished Gateway laptop to run either > OpenBSD or FreeBSD. I've bene searching the archives to see how each *BSD > handles pcmcia support (for both ethernet and modem cards), but most of > the notes are pretty dated. Can anyone give an update on the situation, > namely for OpenBSD 2.2 + 2.3 and FreeBSD 2.2.5 + 3.* ? I appreciate it. If you're looking at mainstream hardware, FreeBSD pretty much covers it. With few exceptions, modems "just work". Ethernet cards are a little trickier, but most NE2000 clones and of course the 3Com 3c589 work fine. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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