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Date:      Sat, 7 Jun 1997 17:30:25 -0500
From:      Bob Willcox <bob@luke.pmr.com>
To:        dg@root.com
Cc:        hackers mailing list <freebsd-hackers@freefall.FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 LAN adapters?
Message-ID:  <19970607173025.20755@luke.pmr.com>
In-Reply-To: <199706072222.PAA23657@implode.root.com>; from David Greenman on Sat, Jun 07, 1997 at 03:22:49PM -0700
References:  <19970607144556.23347@luke.pmr.com> <199706072222.PAA23657@implode.root.com>

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On Sat, Jun 07, 1997 at 03:22:49PM -0700, David Greenman wrote:
> >Well, I now have part of my network running at 100mbps, but now I
> >have another problem.  It has to do with some (older?) Intel
> >EtherExpress PRO/100 LAN adapters that I have gotten (surplus, for
> >a good price).  Are these in some way different from the Intel
> >EtherExpress PRO/100B adapters that are mentioned in the handbook
> >under Ethernet cards?  The reason I ask is that my system doesn't
> >notice these cards when I boot.  Are these, perhaps, older and
> >non-supported adapters?
> 
>    The old, big, Pro/100 cards are an entirely different animal and stand
> no chance of working with the fxp driver. We have no support for those in
> FreeBSD.

Bummer, I was afraid of that.  Thanks for the response.

-- 
Bob Willcox	       Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made
bob@luke.pmr.com       President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
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