Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 15:54:06 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Dave Alderman <dave@persprog.com> Cc: Michael Beckmann <beckmann@nacamar.net>, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SMC Etherpower II issues Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970724155326.276A-100000@Journey2.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <33D76A6B.B7339D87@persprog.com>
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On Thu, 24 Jul 1997, Dave Alderman wrote: > 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). I bought one 5 days ago and it still had the DEC chip in it. > -- > It's not my fault! It's some guy named "General Protection"! > --Ratbert > David W. Alderman dave@persprog.com > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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