Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 17:20:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Andy McConnell <andym@ntt.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Dave Goodman <daveg@crt.com> Subject: Re: Gateway 486DX2-66 and ISA network cards Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9904261719040.6951-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95LJ1.1b3.990426085928.13810A-100000@dukat.noc.cup.ndp.net>
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On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, Andy McConnell wrote: > We tried this weekend to install 3.1-RELEASE on a Gateway 2000 486DX2-66 > with ISA slots and various different network cards... Some supported, > some not. But every time, FreeBSD refused to recognize the cards. > > We were working with: > D-Link DE-220 (probably not supported, no we changed cards) > NetGear 201 (same deal - our fault for getting something not in the FAQ - > but it was NE2000 compliant, or so we thought) The ed driver didn't like it? > Intel EtherExpress Pro/10+ (Specifically supported by ex0 (man 4 ex)) I've had the Intel ISA cards work once, back in the 2.1.5 days, until I forced the owner to change to an NE2000 so tcpdump would work. I don't think that card has worked since. I suggest finding a fully generic NE2000. :-) Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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