Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 09:28:27 +0100 (MET) From: Dirk-Willem van Gulik <Dirk.vanGulik@jrc.it> To: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> Cc: Lyle Wallace <Lyle_Wallace@dgii.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3COM 10/100 NIC 3C905 Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.96.980112092702.8962U-100000@elect6.jrc.it> In-Reply-To: <34B8A420.4E93@barcode.co.il>
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On Sun, 11 Jan 1998, Nadav Eiron wrote: > Lyle Wallace wrote: > > > > Support needed, > > > > Does FreeBSD support the 3C905 10/100 3Com > > Nic card? When I install it hangs and is only recognized > > as a 3C509 (10 Mbps only) and not a 3C905 (10/100 Mbps). > > Does FreeBSD 3.0-current have any beta drivers > > for the 3C905? > > Do I need to go out and buy Intel EtherExpress nic > > cards because that's the only 100 Mbps NIC listed > > as supported at the moment? > > Thanks again, > > The vx[\d+] drivers work just fine; we have some production machines with two cards in; you do _have_ to use the config binary from the dos disk to fix/free them into either 10 or 100 Mbit mode; and re-do this if you reseat them in their slots. A simple dos boot disk + the supplied discs are all you need. Dw.
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