Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 15:23:20 +0200 From: sthaug@nethelp.no To: dg@root.com Cc: jkh@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: I am contemplating the following change... Message-ID: <15909.869318600@verdi.nethelp.no> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 19 Jul 1997 06:10:40 -0700" References: <199707191310.GAA18559@implode.root.com>
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> irq 5 is used because it is the standard for all 8bit Western Digital > 8003 cards and all 3Com 3c503 boards. I think it might even be the standard > for Novell NE1000/NE2000 cards. In other words, it's far more common than > irq 10 which is only found on 16bit WD/SMC cards. It's not the default for all NE2000 clones though. I have several Kingston NE2000 clones where the default IRQ is 3. They work very well (even if I normally configure them for a different IRQ). Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no
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