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From: Robert Swindells <rjs@fdy2.demon.co.uk>
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In-reply-to: <199807261711.KAA10890@antipodes.cdrom.com> (message from Mike Smith on Sun, 26 Jul 1998 10:11:14 -0700)
Subject: Re: AMD PCNet/FAST cards; suppliers?
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> > 
> > >Howdy; a straightforward question:  FreeBSD Test Labs is looking for a 
> > >source for a PCI card or cards using the AMD PCNet and/or PCNet/FAST 
> > >chips.  (Am79c97x etc.)
> > 
>> http://www.amd.com/products/npd/overview/19433f.pdf

>So nobody manufactures an adapter featuring the PC-Net FAST device?  
>That's kinda depressing.  8(

I didn't check all the web sites to see if anyone was selling any newer
cards than on that list. You are the one that wants to buy one :-)

Try Allied Telesyn. They have a 100Mb/s card, but don't indicate
whether it is an AMD board. Boca Research are another to try.

We are using the PCnet-FAST at work, but it is built into a motherboard.

> > I have got a few patches to the driver that allow it to recognize the
> > later chips. I'll send it in when I have tidied it up a bit.

>Recognising isn't so much the battle as working with them.  But yes, 
>please do.  (File PR, naturally).

The driver in stable works fine with both the PCnet PCI-II and the
PCnet-FAST reference boards from AMD.

I have added support for the extra registers on these boards, but I
did it more to allow me to debug some flakey hardware than to use the
extra functionality. If I get time, I will add mediaopt support.

Robert Swindells

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