Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 07:58:58 -0500 (EST) From: Mark Yeck <y3k@gti.net> To: Doug Young <dougy@bryden.apana.org.au> Cc: questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, bastill@sa.apana.org.au Subject: Re: Pocket Ethernet Adaptor (Parallel) Message-ID: <XFMail.010228075858.y3k@gti.net> In-Reply-To: <02b201c0a144$bf947700$847e03cb@apana.org.au>
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It sounds like his NIC is the kind that plugs into the parallel port. Does the NE2000 driver work for those, too? Any idea where to get the RTL8002 based pocket ethernet adapter? I've only been able to find the Xircom ones. -mark On 28-Feb-01 Doug Young wrote: > The way I check to see if the NIC is properly recognized & configured during > installation is to "pretend" I'm doing an FTP install (whether I am or > otherwise). If the NIC is OK it will be in the list of interfaces .... if > its not there its obviously not a happy little NIC. I don't like generic / > asian junk NICs & refuse to have anything to do with them, however lots of > people claim to have some measure of success so I guess its worth a punt if > you have more patience than I do. > The number you stated sounds like its a RealTek. If thats correct it means > an NE2000 driver "should" work as long as the actual IRQ is what FreeBSD > thinks it is. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Astill" <bastill@sa.apana.org.au> > To: "questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 2:31 PM > Subject: Pocket Ethernet Adaptor (Parallel) > > >> Greetings all! >> I want to connect my ancient laptop to my network, but install, though >> apparently recognising the network adapter on IRQ7 at boot-up (or am I >> mistaken?) does not offer me any such options at Network Installation > time. >> Should it? >> Could it? >> The driver needed is for RTL8002 >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Brian >> >> ******************************************************** >> Dr Brian Astill Visiting Research Fellow >> Flinders University Institute of International Education >> Bus 8201 3480 FAX 8449 9199 >> bastill@sa.apana.org.au >> ******************************************************** >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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