From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Jul 9 15:48:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA09075 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 15:48:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from junior.thinkwell.com (junior.thinkwell.com [207.8.90.25]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA09070 for ; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 15:48:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from aa@thinkwell.com) Received: from localhost (aa@localhost) by junior.thinkwell.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id RAA13331; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 17:51:51 -0500 (CDT) Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 17:51:51 -0500 (CDT) From: Allan Alford X-Sender: aa@junior To: sohel cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Newbie dumb question!!! In-Reply-To: <35A4FC9F.B3B54DF2@southwind.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Thu, 9 Jul 1998, sohel wrote: > Hey Guys/Gals, > > I have a dumb newbie question regarding network cards. I have > successfully configured a SMC EZ 10 card as NE2000 under my FreeBsd > 2.2.1 and its working flawlessly. Now i see discussion about network > card and their chipsets and processors. My question is how can find out > these information by looking at my NICs that i have? It depends largely upon two things: a) the individual manufacturer and b) whether or not the specific card is already included in the freebsd hardware list on their website. serial numbers and model numbers are often silk-screened in white on the green body of the card. also, the large square chip that is the 'main brain' of the card frequently has manufacturer name/numbers on it. get a model number and/or chipset, and cross-reference it with the list on the web site. sometimes the manufacturer's web site will give you more details as well. good luck. - allan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message