Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 10:44:47 -0600 (MDT) From: softweyr@xmission.com To: Area 51 <moke@winternet.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, wes@obie.softweyr.com Subject: Re: Old Gateway Ethernet card Message-ID: <199607241644.KAA05937@obie.softweyr.com> In-Reply-To: <107703745@toto.iv>
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moke@winternet.com writes:
> Well here is my problem. I have recently converted from Linux to freebsd
> 2.1.5-release on my pentium system. The problem is that i cannot get the
> ethernet card I have to work. I believe it is a Gateway ethernet card
> and it works under Linux 1.2.13 as a ne2000 compatible, but in new linux
> kernels it locks on detection on every other boot. The problem in FreeBSD
> is that it the system locks up on detection on every boot.
Perhaps replacing it is the best answer? DataComm Warehouse sells NE2000
clones with either 10Base-2 or 10Base-T interfaces (only one, choose which
card you want) for $24.95 with a $5.00 rebate - your cost $19.95 plus
shipping. I have several here, both interfaces, and they seem to work
fine. They're not exactly speed demons at 650Kbps in a DX2/66, but since
my test machine is a 386sx-16, speed doesn't much matter. ;^) We run
TCP/IP & NFS, plus Samba, Win95, and WFW all on these cards on various
machines and haven't had a problem yet.
DataComm Warehouse: 1.800.328.2261
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