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From: markb@nic.cerf.net (Mark S. Burgess)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Intel EtherExpress and 386bsd
Date: 15 Mar 1994 17:45:14 -0800
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That card will not work. We have the same thing here.
You can't set the IRQ's to the proper locations to
get the connection to the ed ports.
Look in the BSD manuals and get one of those.
Cheryl Trooskin (cs9e-1et@volga.EECS.Berkeley.EDU) wrote:
: I'm in the process of installing 386bsd on my pc.
: I bought an Intel EtherExpress 16 LAN adapter from a salesman who
: swore it was compatable.
: I called Intel and they couldn't tell me either way-- they advised
: me to plug it in and see if it worked.
: However, I can't return it if I open it...
: Does anyone know for sure whether it will behave? And if it will
: work, are there any drivers out there I need to obtain?
: Or have I just been duped?
: Cheryl
: cs9e-1et@volga.eecs.berkeley.edu
: cheryl@fish.com
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