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From: "Jay D. Nelson" <jdn@qiv.com>
To: MetcalJM@utrc.utc.com
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Subject: Re: FW: Are 3COM 3C90x Ethernet adapters supported?
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Yep -- 2.2-970819-RELENG and a 3c900 XL. It works as well as the
adapter is capable. I would use another adapter if you have the
choice.

-- Jay

On Wed, 1 Oct 1997 MetcalJM@utrc.utc.com wrote:

    > 
    > 
    > > -----Original Message-----
    > > From:	Jeffrey M. Metcalf [SMTP:metcaljm@NOSPAM.utrc.utc.com]
    > > Sent:	Wednesday, October 01, 1997 1:31 PM
    > > Subject:	Q: Are 3COM 3C90x Ethernet adapters supported?
    > > 
    > > Hello,
    > > 
    > > I am writing to ask if anyone has successfully set up FreeBSD with 
    > > any of the 3COM 3C90x Ethernet adapters, or has reason to believe that
    > > 
    > > they might work under FreeBSD.  The following are the 3COM cards for 
    > > which the FreeBSD Handbook makes explicit mention of compatibility:
    > > 
    > > 
    > >      3Com 3C501 cards 
    > >      3Com 3C503 Etherlink II 
    > >      3Com 3c505 Etherlink/+ 
    > >      3Com 3C507 Etherlink 16/TP 
    > >      3Com 3C509, 3C579, 3C589 (PCMCIA) Etherlink III 
    > >      3Com 3C590, 3C595 Etherlink III
    > > 
    > > 
    > > I understand that sometimes hardware which is not explicitly listed in
    > > 
    > > the hardware compatibility guide still adheres to the protocols of
    > > other
    > > devices which are supported.  The machine I am considering for an
    > > install
    > > is my workstation, and I don't want to bother if the ethernet card is
    > > not supported.
    > > 
    > > Does anyone have any feelings on this issue?
    > > 
    > > Thanks,
    > > 
    > > JM
    > > 
    > > -- 
    > > Jeffrey M. Metcalf
    > > Assistant Computer Systems Support Engineer
    > > United Technologies Research Center
    > > metcaljm@NOSPAM.utrc.utc.com     (Remove the NOSPAM. for e-mail
    > > replies)
    > 

-- Jay