Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 18:12:13 -0600 From: "Duke Normandin" <dnormandin@freewwweb.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Puredata NICs -- any good? Message-ID: <00f401bfeacc$fa84d320$3eb10a40@odie>
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I'm about ready to network a win95 box to a FBSD 3.3R box. I don't have a hub/switch, so I'll be using a crossover cable. I was given 2 Puredata 8023 Nics which sports an Exilinx chip. Anybody know if these guys are worth messing with, or do I a bunch of "sh-- on a shingle"? I've tried mounting each in the box that I'll be using FBSD on, and booting to DOS (for the time being, till I get the hardware squared away) but they seem to hose the IDE controller or something, cuz it boots but I get a message like "Please insert bootable disk and press any key" or something like that. When I remove the NIC, the box boots, no probs. This Nic has 3 sets of jumpers: the 1st set = 4 x 2 pins for "card1, card2, card3 or card4" the 2nd set = 2 x 3pins on/off for "link integrity" the 3rd = 1 x 2 pins for "E1 clr option" Anyway, if anybody has had any experience with these, I'd like your opinion. I'll look at LINT to see if these are supported. TIA.... -duke To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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