From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jul 17 18:13:09 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id SAA05968 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 17 Jul 1996 18:13:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from orion.webspan.net (root@orion.webspan.net [206.154.70.41]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id SAA05963 for ; Wed, 17 Jul 1996 18:13:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (gpalmer@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by orion.webspan.net (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id VAA25787; Wed, 17 Jul 1996 21:11:36 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: orion.webspan.net: Host gpalmer@localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: "Mike O'Brien" cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: "Gary Palmer" Subject: Re: SMC 8432BT or 8432T PCI card: do they work? In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 17 Jul 1996 17:14:55 PDT." <199607180015.RAA27066@antares.aero.org> Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 21:11:35 -0400 Message-ID: <25783.837652295@orion.webspan.net> Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk "Mike O'Brien" wrote in message ID <199607180015.RAA27066@antares.aero.org>: > I looked through the list of supported Ethernet cards on the FreeBSD > Web pages and did not see the SMC 8432BT or 8432T PCI card. Is there anyone > out there using this card? Does anyone know if it looks enough like > one of the others to work successfully with FreeBSD? They are both supported as they both are based on the DEC 2104x chipset, which is supported by the `de' driver. Newer cards (based on the DEC 21041 rather than the 21040) *MAY* have a problem in that the driver has problems with some 21041's, but I run a SMC8432BT (combo) card at home fine. Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info