Re: tlug: PCMCIA?

[Manuel Chakravarty <chak@example.com>]

> Might there be any complications with buying a PCMCIA EtherNet card
> here in Japan and using it with my English version Windows95 and my
> Linux?
> 
> I haven't got a clue about PCMCIA (I've never used them). Do they need
> device drivers?

I don't know whether you get any problem with Windoze, but
for Linux it is not problem.  To use PCMCIA cards in your
Linux system, you need to have the PCMCIA package
installed.  It is part of any decent distribution and
chances are that you have already installed it on your
system.  If not, both the installation and the configuration 
are usually very simple.  Before you buy the card, you may
want to consult

  http://hyper.stanford.edu/~dhinds/pcmcia/SUPPORTED.CARDS

for a list of supported cards.

Cheers,

Manuel
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