From owner-freebsd-mobile Wed Jan 22 20:43:36 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id UAA26641 for mobile-outgoing; Wed, 22 Jan 1997 20:43:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from magigimmix.xs4all.nl (magigimmix.xs4all.nl [194.109.6.25]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id UAA26606; Wed, 22 Jan 1997 20:43:27 -0800 (PST) Received: from asterix.xs4all.nl (asterix.xs4all.nl [194.109.6.11]) by magigimmix.xs4all.nl (8.7.6/XS4ALL) with ESMTP id FAA15400; Thu, 23 Jan 1997 05:42:05 +0100 (MET) Received: from plm.xs4all.nl (uucp@localhost) by asterix.xs4all.nl (8.7.5/8.7.2) with UUCP id FAA09407; Thu, 23 Jan 1997 05:31:27 +0100 (MET) Received: (from plm@localhost) by plm.xs4all.nl (8.8.4/8.7.3) id AAA03711; Thu, 23 Jan 1997 00:13:32 +0100 (MET) Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 00:13:32 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <199701222313.AAA03711@plm.xs4all.nl> From: Peter Mutsaers To: Michael Smith Cc: mobile@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What PCMCIA ethernet card supported/recommended? In-Reply-To: <199701220012.KAA09372@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> References: <87enfeishu.fsf@localhost.xs4all.nl> <199701220012.KAA09372@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Sender: owner-mobile@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >> On Wed, 22 Jan 1997 10:42:27 +1030 (CST), Michael Smith >> said: MS> (redirected to -mobile, where this belongs) Indeed, but also to current, since I wondered what is exactly supported in -current (the handbook might be out of date). Also I'm not subscribed to -mobile. MS> Peter Mutsaers stands accused of saying: >> >> The handbook says that 3com 3c589 and IBM/National Semiconductor >> PCMCIA cards are supported. Are these still the only two in -current? MS> No; most "NE2000-compatible" PCCARDs are supported as well. Good, they are much cheaper. I might try one of those then. But what does most mean? Is it a matter of trying? I fear that once I order one and it doesn't work, I won't be able to return it. >> In short, I hope someone can give me some advice on what card is >> recommended (without being too expensive) for -current; I'd rather >> have direct support and not depend on PAO. MS> At this point in time, installing with a PCCARD ethernet card MS> is problematic, however once you have you system up and going, MS> the above is a perfectly workable solution. Why? Hasn't the generic kernel on the boot floppy the supported PCCARD ethernet cards configured in? By the way, with my Megahertz card (with a PAO kernel, sn driver) I have a strange problem. I do see incoming packets (through the LED), and the LED also says it is sending packets. But somehow nothing is appearing on the wire. It is a UTP/BNC combo card. Is it possible that it receives on BNC (which I use) but it tries to send on UTP? Does anyone have similar problems? -- Peter Mutsaers | Abcoude (Utrecht), | Trust is a good quality plm@xs4all.nl | the Netherlands | for other people to have