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From: Dave Alderman <dave@persprog.com>
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Michael Beckmann wrote:
> 
> I was told, but have not been able to verify, that new PCI Ethernet cards
> from SMC "SMC EtherPower II 10/100"
> are no longer equipped with "Digital 21140" chips, but rather with
> EPIC/100 83c170 chips.
> 
> This has some implications on the usability with FreeBSD, I guess.
> 
The last ad I saw for the card showed an SMC part on the board.  It was
definitely not a 21140 (unless they cloned it).
-- 
It's not my fault!  It's some guy named "General Protection"!
--Ratbert
David W. Alderman	dave@persprog.com