From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Nov 26 14:23:25 1995 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id OAA06806 for hackers-outgoing; Sun, 26 Nov 1995 14:23:25 -0800 Received: from Root.COM (implode.Root.COM [198.145.90.17]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id OAA06787 for ; Sun, 26 Nov 1995 14:23:16 -0800 Received: from corbin.Root.COM (corbin [198.145.90.50]) by Root.COM (8.6.12/8.6.5) with ESMTP id OAA08165; Sun, 26 Nov 1995 14:23:19 -0800 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by corbin.Root.COM (8.6.12/8.6.5) with SMTP id OAA00172; Sun, 26 Nov 1995 14:22:58 -0800 Message-Id: <199511262222.OAA00172@corbin.Root.COM> To: "Ron G. Minnich" cc: Joe Diehl , hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 26 Nov 95 16:13:49 EST." From: David Greenman Reply-To: davidg@Root.COM Date: Sun, 26 Nov 1995 14:22:57 -0800 Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk >> I just received a promotional thing in the mail from Intel >> on their Etherexpress PRO/100 PCIs and am thinking about buying. >I wouldn't recommend it, because intel wants you to sign a 5-year nda to >use it. you can't distribute .c or .h files when you get done. They are >most unhelpful when it comes to providing info. I had a simple driver working >which never got to the point of sending a packet out, due to missing >info/errors in the manuals (and probably lack of competence on my part :(). > >Just get the dec cards, which we have a driver for ... In case people missed my first followup, Intel is interested enough in having support in FreeBSD that they've waved the NDA requirement and given me all the materials to develop the driver. I have the code about 2/3rds finished...but don't ask me when it will be done. -DG