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Date:      Wed, 01 Oct 1997 13:31:54 -0400
From:      MetcalJM@utrc.utc.com
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   FW: Are 3COM 3C90x Ethernet adapters supported?
Message-ID:  <95A2D2968BD9D011A38B00A0C95727DB27AB0A@express2.res.utc.com>

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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Jeffrey M. Metcalf [SMTP:metcaljm@NOSPAM.utrc.utc.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, October 01, 1997 1:31 PM
> Subject:	Q: Are 3COM 3C90x Ethernet adapters supported?
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am writing to ask if anyone has successfully set up FreeBSD with 
> any of the 3COM 3C90x Ethernet adapters, or has reason to believe that
> 
> they might work under FreeBSD.  The following are the 3COM cards for 
> which the FreeBSD Handbook makes explicit mention of compatibility:
> 
> 
>      3Com 3C501 cards 
>      3Com 3C503 Etherlink II 
>      3Com 3c505 Etherlink/+ 
>      3Com 3C507 Etherlink 16/TP 
>      3Com 3C509, 3C579, 3C589 (PCMCIA) Etherlink III 
>      3Com 3C590, 3C595 Etherlink III
> 
> 
> I understand that sometimes hardware which is not explicitly listed in
> 
> the hardware compatibility guide still adheres to the protocols of
> other
> devices which are supported.  The machine I am considering for an
> install
> is my workstation, and I don't want to bother if the ethernet card is
> not supported.
> 
> Does anyone have any feelings on this issue?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> JM
> 
> -- 
> Jeffrey M. Metcalf
> Assistant Computer Systems Support Engineer
> United Technologies Research Center
> metcaljm@NOSPAM.utrc.utc.com     (Remove the NOSPAM. for e-mail
> replies)



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