Date: Wed, 18 Jan 95 9:08:13 MST From: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert) To: awd@ddg.com (Andrew W. Donoho) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org, hardware@FreeBSD.org, awd@ddg.com, rkw@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Re: ep Driver and the 3c509B-TPO Message-ID: <9501181608.AA01663@cs.weber.edu> In-Reply-To: <v01510100ab42415cfe88@[199.183.109.237]> from "Andrew W. Donoho" at Jan 17, 95 10:29:53 pm
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> I was given an old clunker of a 386 box so that I could add DNS service to > my mostly Mac network. Not being an x86 expert, I purchased a 3Com ethernet > card, 3c509B-TPO (TPO stands for twisted pair only). It was "supported" by > FreeBSD 2.0, cheap ($99.00) and made by a reputable company. In any event, > the "B" version is apparently "different" from the older 3c509 in three > ways. > 1. Larger Buffers (4K -> 8K) > 2. Auto Media Sensing (It can tell if it is connected to a network). > 3. "Plug and Play" capability (This can be disabled in software.) > > In any event, FreeBSD 2.0 does not function with this card. This may be fixed in current. In any case, turn off "Plug and Play", and try again. Terry Lambert terry@cs.weber.edu --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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