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Date:      Sat, 18 Jul 1998 01:16:47 -0500
From:      Paul Saab <paul@mu.org>
To:        Eric Hake <eric@clean.net>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Intel EtherExpress PCI 100
Message-ID:  <19980718011647.A26767@mu.org>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980717230344.007b93b0@clean.net>; from Eric Hake on Fri, Jul 17, 1998 at 11:03:44PM -0700
References:  <3.0.5.32.19980717213549.007b7430@clean.net> <3.0.5.32.19980717184910.007c56f0@clean.net> <002101bdb1f1$6d5eb580$0100a8c0@asus.hyperhost.net> <3.0.5.32.19980717213549.007b7430@clean.net> <19980717235613.A26321@mu.org> <3.0.5.32.19980717230344.007b93b0@clean.net>

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It isn't supported.. It uses the 82556 ethernet chip and the fxp
driver looks for the 82557.

Paul

Eric Hake (eric@clean.net) wrote:
> I did some research, and tracked this board down as being the following:
> 
>   PILA8465 - Intel PRO/100 Smart Adapter 
>   (see:  http://www.intel.com/network/doc/1868/INDEX.HTM#specs2  )
> 
> Does this make it incompatible? (kinda an obvious question)...
> 
> Is there any way to get it to work under FBSD?
> 
> If not, does anybody have any used, or cheap Pro/100B's hanging around??? 
> 
> Thanks!
>  Eric
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 11:56 PM 7/17/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >It would be under PCI, and it is there on the GENERIC kernel.  What
> >the chip on the card?  Could you have gotten the new Intel EtherExpress
> >Pro/100 with remote wakeup?  I don't know if this borad will work
> >with the current driver or not.
> >
> >Paul
> >
> >Eric Hake (eric@clean.net) wrote:
> >> At 10:11 PM 7/17/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >> >I b'lieve that means it isn't supported by FBSD (yet).
> >> >My Buslogic Flashpoint LT SCSI card says that too.
> >> 
> >> The Walnut Creek CD Case says "Intel EtherExpress Pro/100" under the
> >> networking hardware support -- but in the setup, it only lists the
> >> EtherExpress Pro/10... Is there some other way to get to the Pro/100 during
> >> boot??
> >> 
> >> Thanks!
> >>  Eric
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
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