Re: tlug: Network card not found

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Fri, 11 Dec 1998, Chris Sekiya wrote:

> On Fri, 11 Dec 1998, Scott Stone wrote:
> 
> > I've seen many an NE2000 clone in my life, and all the ones that I have
> > seen come set to 0x300 by default.
> 
> I have a jumperless unit that was factory-set to 0x280.  I've seen others
> at 0x340 and 0x360.  Out of the box.

really.  Well, at least tell me that the ne2k driver's notion that the
cards can only be on 0x280, 0x300, 0x320, 0x340, or 0x360 is still true?

> 
> > sure, but PCI NE2000 cards are cheap and they work.  Much better than,
> > say, a 3Com 3c9xx series card, I might add.
> 
> 3com quality control has suffered a lot since the EtherLink III series,
> yes.  I wasn't recommending them.

I've had all my etherlink-III (aka 3c509) cards go bad as well...

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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com, sstone@example.com>
Head of TurboLinux Development/Systems Administrator
Pacific HiTech, Inc (USA) / Pacific HiTech, KK (Japan)


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