Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 23:54:25 +0200 From: Michael Beckmann <beckmann@nacamar.net> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu>, Dave Alderman <dave@persprog.com> Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SMC Etherpower II issues Message-ID: <v03102802affd7f6f5a17@[195.52.251.6]> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970724155326.276A-100000@Journey2.mat.net> References: <33D76A6B.B7339D87@persprog.com>
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At 15:54 Uhr -0400 24.07.1997, Chuck Robey wrote: >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. I guess this was an SMC EtherPower, and not an SMC EtherPower II ? Michael
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