From owner-freebsd-hardware Fri Sep 12 12:45:28 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id MAA02885 for hardware-outgoing; Fri, 12 Sep 1997 12:45:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from haldjas.folklore.ee (Haldjas.folklore.ee [193.40.6.121]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id MAA02491; Fri, 12 Sep 1997 12:40:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from haldjas.folklore.ee (haldjas.folklore.ee [172.17.2.1] (may be forged)) by haldjas.folklore.ee (8.8.6/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA04287; Fri, 12 Sep 1997 21:56:38 +0300 (EEST) Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 21:56:38 +0300 (EEST) From: Narvi To: "Rodney W. Grimes" cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PCI DLink DFE500-TX 10/100MB DEC Tulip 21140AE REV2-C Chipset Ethernet Card In-Reply-To: <199709121652.JAA20660@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Fri, 12 Sep 1997, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > Is their support for this card? It did not have the drivers for it when I > > attempted to use this card when doing an FTP install. I used a 3Com > > 3C509B 10MB ISA. BSD/OS and Linux both had problems or driver > > incompatibilities when 21140AC REV1-B updated to 21140AE REV2-C. I'm > > wondering if FreeBSD 2.2.2 has the same incompatibility, and is their a > > driver that will support the new chipset, and where do I find it to > > compile it into a new kernel?! > > http://www.3am-software.com, thats Matt Thomas' site who is the author > of the BSD drivers. The latest revision of his driver code should support > this card. If you do install this driver could you give me an ack or nack > on if it worked correctly or not, especially if you can test in both > 10MB and 100MB modes. > I have used these cards for some time now and have seen zero problems. They do, however, work only in 100Mb mode - I have no way of testing them in 10Mb setting (=no 10Mb hub, 10Mb is thinnet only). Sander There is no love, no good, no happiness and no future - all these are just illusions. > > > -- > Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com > Accurate Automation, Inc. Reliable computers for FreeBSD >