Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 21:48:18 +1000 (EST) From: Andrew MacIntyre <andymac@bullseye.apana.org.au> To: Clem.Dye@wdr.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NetGear FA310-TX??? Message-ID: <Pine.OS2.3.95.990629214355.155A-100000@CENTRAL> In-Reply-To: <H000008201db203d@MHS>
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On Mon, 28 Jun 1999 Clem.Dye@wdr.com wrote:
> According to the 3.2 release notes, the NetGear FA310-TX Rev. D1 is a
> supported card. I note that a specific revision is mentioned. I have
> a Rev. C version of the card. Does this mean that my Rev. C won't
> work with 3.2, or is it a case that only the Rev. D1 card has been
Your rev C card should work nicely with the de driver, as it has a genuine
DEC Tulip chip.
After Intel acquired many of DEC's chip designs and stopped their
production, NIC manufacturers had to change to alternative chips. The
FA310-TX rev D cards use a Lite-on PNIC chip, for which Bill Paul wrote
the pn driver.
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