From owner-freebsd-mobile Tue Jan 21 16:12:43 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id QAA24533 for mobile-outgoing; Tue, 21 Jan 1997 16:12:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id QAA24528 for ; Tue, 21 Jan 1997 16:12:40 -0800 (PST) Received: (from msmith@localhost) by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.8.2/8.7.3) id KAA09372; Wed, 22 Jan 1997 10:42:28 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199701220012.KAA09372@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: What PCMCIA ethernet card supported/recommended? In-Reply-To: <87enfeishu.fsf@localhost.xs4all.nl> from Peter Mutsaers at "Jan 21, 97 11:16:29 pm" To: plm@xs4all.nl (Peter Mutsaers) Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 10:42:27 +1030 (CST) Cc: mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL28 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-mobile@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk (redirected to -mobile, where this belongs) Peter Mutsaers stands accused of saying: > > The handbook says that 3com 3c589 and IBM/National Semiconductor > PCMCIA cards are supported. Are these still the only two in -current? No; most "NE2000-compatible" PCCARDs are supported as well. > The 3com is pretty expensive, so if there's a cheaper alternative I'd > like it. We've been using the Accton EN2216 quite a bit; it's about as cheap as you get, and works flawlessly. > In short, I hope someone can give me some advice on what card is > recommended (without being too expensive) for -current; I'd rather > have direct support and not depend on PAO. At this point in time, installing with a PCCARD ethernet card is problematic, however once you have you system up and going, the above is a perfectly workable solution. Avoid 'combo' modem/ether cards; they're not supported (and would be a royal pain in the rear to support, in fact). > Peter Mutsaers | Abcoude (Utrecht), | Trust is a good quality -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[