From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Aug 8 07:35:18 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id HAA10846 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 8 Aug 1996 07:35:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.Clark.Net (mail.clark.net [168.143.0.10]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id HAA10837 for ; Thu, 8 Aug 1996 07:35:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from clark.net (root@clark.net [168.143.0.7]) by mail.Clark.Net (8.7.3/8.6.5) with ESMTP id KAA29271; Thu, 8 Aug 1996 10:35:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: from clark.net (markus@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clark.net (8.7.1/8.7.1) with ESMTP id KAA01556; Thu, 8 Aug 1996 10:35:01 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199608081435.KAA01556@clark.net> To: tcg@ime.net cc: Gregory James Hormann , questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3com509 vs 3com509b In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 08 Aug 1996 03:49:03 EDT." <32099BEF.2170@ime.net> Date: Thu, 08 Aug 1996 10:34:59 -0400 From: Mark Plummer Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > Gregory James Hormann wrote: > > > > I need to purchase a Ethernet card. I am looking into the 3com > > 3c509B-combo. The ep driver supports 3c509, is that the same as the > > 3c509B? > > > I *belive* the 'B' is the only one supported! > > -Enjoy > Gary hello, i have had old 3c509's work very well, but anything i buy today is designated 3c509B and has never worked for me. it seems to me that the 509 and the 509B are very different with only the 509 supported. i'd love for someone to post authoritatively on the subject, but this has been my experience. if you are looking for a decent, cheap 8-bit card, try one of the many NE2000 compatible cards. they will likely be cheaper, give you less hassle than the 3coms, and be much easier to find. markus -- Mark Plummer, markus@clark.net, +1 410 796 1272