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From: "Koster, K.J." <K.J.Koster@kpn.com>
Subject: RE: Legacy ethernet cards in FreeBSD
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> 
> Ok, "seem to have lost support" is about the vaguest thing you could
> have said. I've killed people for less.
>
I'm too young to die. Sorry for the lack of detail. I should have known
better.

>
> Please explain in detail how
> you arrived at the conclusion that the card was no longer supported.
> Show us the dmesg output from your machine. Explain what you tried to
> do and what results you observed. Don't just say "it doesn't work."
> You've not going to help anyone that way.
>
4.0 detects my card, prints the ethernet address during the probe, and
actually transmits data when asked to do so. DHCP configures the card, etc.

4.2 detects the card, but does *not* find its ethernet address and the DHCP
probe simply never returns, although the machine responds to keypresses to
break the installation.

>
> Did you check to see if a pcn0 device was detected? Did you attempt
> to use it?
>
No.

>
> If not, why not?
>
I did not know it was there.

> 
> >   SMC EtherEZ       ISA
> 
> Should also work with the ed driver, though you may have to turn off
> plug and play mode using the SMC EZSetup utility.
>
I will try this.

>
> >   RealTek "TP-Link" PCI
> 
> If this is a 10mbps card, it should be an NE2000 clone, and will work
> with the ed driver. If it's a 100Mbps card, it should work with the
> rl driver.
>
Like I said: it probes, works for a bit, then drops the line and needs a
power-cycle. I have two, one of them is available for an individual who
wants to hack at it, the other one will serve as a cupholder after I've
stomped on it for a bit, otherwise the cups keep falling over.

>  
> > I'll be happy to try out patches for the lnc driver to fix 
> the problem of
> > the Deskpro, or to give remote access to it if you want to 
> work on it.
> 
> I'd be happier if you told me whether the pcn driver works or not.
> 
Will try. Please hold ...

    Kees Jan

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       but you can stay immature all your life.


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