Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 02:11:54 +1030 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: hosokawa@ntc.keio.ac.jp (HOSOKAWA Tatsumi) Cc: mike@smith.net.au, trost@cloud.rain.com, mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: problems with SVEC NE2000 clone Message-ID: <199801211541.CAA00650@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 21 Jan 1998 18:02:00 %2B0900." <199801210902.SAA19878@afs.ntc.mita.keio.ac.jp>
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> In article <199801210807.SAA01496@word.smith.net.au> > mike@smith.net.au writes: > > >> Most 8390 clones load their MAC address from a serial EEPROM; many of > >> the integrated PCCARD 8390's use the same EEPROM that the CIS comes in > >> from. > >> > >> How many cards do you know of that exhibit this behaviour? > > I've tested not all of these card whether they return > 00:00:00:00:00:00 for the request, but I've tested some of them. At > least, all of these cards have MAC addresses (that match the vender > prefix) in CIS tupple or attribute memory. It's no surprise that the MAC would be in the CIS/attribute memory. It's not good, however, that you make a point specifying where to find the MAC in all cases rather than only those where it's actually needed. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\
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