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Received: by minnie.vk1xwt.ampr.org with NNTP id AA909 ; Tue, 09 Feb 93 15:54:39 EST Xref: sserve comp.os.linux:25443 comp.unix.bsd:10961 Newsgroups: comp.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!sgiblab!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!paladin.american.edu!gatech!psuvax1!atlantis.psu.edu!copland!bairstow From: bairstow@copland.psu.edu (Steven Bairstow) Subject: Re: [386bsd/linux] LAN Adapter for Parallel Port: Supported in Linux? Message-ID: <1v$1H!tkec@atlantis.psu.edu> Sender: news@atlantis.psu.edu (Usenet) Organization: Penn State University References: <1krv4f$l9j@smurf.sti.com> <GUMBY.93Feb5180916@tweedledumb.cygnus.com> <1kv6gcINNc74@smurf.sti.com> Date: Sat, 06 Feb 93 03:48:56 GMT Lines: 16 In article <1kv6gcINNc74@smurf.sti.com> dgreen@sti.com (Dan R. Greening) writes: > >The internal ethernet board is >NE2000 compatible. Because it is NE2000 compatible, I don't think Linux >will run on it, however I think 386BSD will. > >Let's share info on these guys publically, so all can get the best bang for >the buck (and so we can give the bucks to those with the best bang). > The NE2000, 3c50x and a bunch of other 8390 based boards do work under Linux. They are not in the current kernel but are an Alpha patch. It works fine for me all the time. The author is becker@super.org. Steve