Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 21:48:55 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help Message-ID: <199712050448.VAA29324@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <19971204182901.29141@lemis.com> References: <199712040551.VAA15167@mail.nomadix.com> <199712040625.QAA01864@word.smith.net.au> <199712040804.BAA24286@mt.sri.com> <19971204182901.29141@lemis.com>
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> >> The > >>> cards that I have tried have been Eagle Technology's NE2000, Fujitsu > >>> MBH10302, 3Com 3C3589C/D. > > > > The 3COM card should *always* work. If it doesn't, then you've got > > setup/hardware problems. > > About this time last year, I spent 3 days trying to get a 3C589C > working on my AcerNote Light. I still can't get it to work with > PCMCIA support. The problem is the bridge in the Acer. Mike Smith > has more details on that. But I'd certainly qualify the statement > that the 3C589 should *always* work. Ok, let me re-phrase. *IF* your pccard controller is supported/working, then the card that *will* work will be the 3C589 series, since they are the most heavily used/tested cards in FreeBSD. If you controller doesn't work or in unsupported all bets are off. Nate
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