From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Mar 2 10:38:53 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from ptldpop1.ptld.uswest.net (ptldpop1.ptld.uswest.net [198.36.160.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6FB3514D6C for ; Tue, 2 Mar 1999 10:37:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dpilgrim@uswest.net) Received: (qmail 7766 invoked by alias); 2 Mar 1999 18:37:22 -0000 Delivered-To: fixup-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG@fixme Received: (qmail 7752 invoked by uid 0); 2 Mar 1999 18:37:21 -0000 Received: from bdsl224.ptld.uswest.net (HELO uswest.net) (209.180.169.224) by ptldpop1.ptld.uswest.net with SMTP; 2 Mar 1999 18:37:21 -0000 Message-ID: <36DC2FE1.2CDB85BC@uswest.net> Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 10:37:21 -0800 From: Nocturne Organization: Neatly stacked heaps of digital chaos X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Paul T. Root" Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: USPest [Was: Re: support for ADSL cards drivers in FreeBSD] References: <199903021640.KAA23571@iaces.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG "Paul T. Root" wrote: > > > When you get service from USWEST, you get the 675 free, along with a 3COM > > > ethernet board (ISA, I think). I think they say it's a $300 value, or so. > > > > Actually they'll send you a PCI version (905B-TX), but you have to > > ask for it directly. USW will even send you a prepaid shipping tag > > for the old card if you "forgot to ask for PCI when you ordered." > > Ain't that swell? > > Yes, but I heard discussions of just having the ISA available because of > problems with the PCI card. I don't know where that went. I have the PCI card and it works quite well although I've yet to put it through any sort of performance test. The ISA card didn't have a WOL connector or 100b capability, so I asked for the PCI version. There was the other minor detail: I didn't have a free ISA slot. The only problem I ever run into was one time, after a lightning induced power outage, the LAN activity lights kept blinking and I couldn't access any internet services. The WAN and LAN link lights were on, but the whole thing just wasn't being nice. The diag tool said the card was working fine and a 120 cycle fixed the problem. Strange? The WOL connector doesn't work either, but I think that's because of a quirk in my mainboard's keyboard power-on feature. Sometimes I think the Luddites have the right idea... then I go get another venti iced cafe mocha (that's an extra large chilled coffee with skim milk and chocolate syrup to you non-Pacific Northwest folk). -- dpilgrim@uswest.net ICQ: 29880099 gryph@mindless.com PGP DH/DSS key available If you're gonna build a house of cards, use the plastic coated kind Cuz I'll bet the homeowner's insurance won't cover flood damage To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message