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Date:      Tue, 20 Feb 96 17:16:42 PST
From:      Troy Curtiss <troyc@merix.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, ajones@ctron.com
Subject:   Re: 3Com Etherlink II/16 device timeouts 
Message-ID:  <troyc-9601210116.AA00031277@sandy>
In-Reply-To: <1105.824852549@time.cdrom.com>

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I am using a slew of 3Com Etherlink II/16's with the ed driver.
The biggest gotcha involve one of 2 things.

1) Using the 3com supplied program, make sure your interrupts are
   set up correctly.  Also, make sure the card is configured for
   shared memory operation AND the shared memory area is in line
   with your device probe information (and irq number too, of course.)

2) If you are using the card on a isa->pci bridge, make sure that you
   have the interrupt and shared memory marked 'as being used' by the
   isa card (so the PCI stuff won't use/stomp on your interrupts).  THis
   should be in your BIOS somewhere.

I've used these cards with FreeBSD for 2 years without a single problem.
Good solid card, although showing its age recently.

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