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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: Installing using 3COM Etherlink III PCMCIA card 
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On Mon, 24 Mar 1997, Richard Johnson wrote:

> I figured I should write back to let everyone know what happened with
> my problems with ethernet cards on my AST Ascentia P50.
> 
> I had originally puchased a 3COM Etherlink III PCMCIA card but when
> that didn't seem to work I immediately purchased an IBM Ethernet II
> card.  That didn't work either.  Finally I got a message from Doug
> White saying I should look at the PAO package.  That worked just
> perfectly with the IBM card but had a rather low throughput (like,
> about 6Kbps).  I then tried the same package with the 3COM card and it
> worked wonderfully!  The throughput is great.  So...  I'm going to
> send back the IBM card and keep the 3COM card.  (As a side note, I
> believe it was Doug White who mentioned that the 3C589D rev. card is
> not supported.  Well...  It's supported using the latest PAO package
> just fine!)

Thanks for the update!  I'll keep the 5c589D note in mind for PAO.  

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major