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Date:      Tue, 14 Jul 1998 09:40:22 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Pat Lynch <lynch@rush.net>
To:        Gary Roberts <gdr@wcs.uq.edu.au>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: 3Com 3C589 Ethernet PC Card
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980714093852.17544E-100000@bytor.rush.net>
In-Reply-To: <199807131058.UAA10245@amor.wcs.uq.edu.au>

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having problems with a 3c589? thats weird, I have two of them and they
work great. I'm actually using the ep0 driver (the one for the 3c509) with
the PAO package. also, this might have been a better question for
-questions instead of -hackers

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Pat Lynch						lynch@rush.net
Systems Administrator					Rush Networking

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On Mon, 13 Jul 1998, Gary Roberts wrote:

> I'm having occasional lockups when doing large NFS file transfers to/from
> a 2.2.6-R Toshiba notebook using the above card and the zp driver.  I've
> followed the various discussions about how 3C509 NICs suck :-) and I'm
> wondering if the 3C589 might be tarred with the same brush.
> 
> I'd like to get a PC Card ethernet that doesn't lockup and I have the
> opportunity to get rid of the 3C589 to another machine running Win95 so
> I'm looking for informed opinions about what is regarded as the best
> type of PC Card ethernet for FreeBSD.
> 
> I understand there are ethernet/modem combo cards around.  Anyone have any
> experience with any of those under FreeBSD.  Thanks for any advice.
> 
> Cheers,
> -- 
> Gary Roberts            (gdr@wcs.uq.edu.au)
> 
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