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To: Michael Beckmann <beckmann@nacamar.net>
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Subject: Re: SMC Etherpower II issues
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 17:58:54 -0700
From: John Milford <jwm@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
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Michael Beckmann <beckmann@nacamar.net>  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.
>
> Michael
>

	I can verify.  I just bought one.  Does anyone know
if there is FreeBSD support planned for this chip?

		--John