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From: diamond@netcom.com (diamond)
Subject: Parallel port ethernet support
Message-ID: <diamondCsE53K.HwJ@netcom.com>
Summary: Does NetBSD support Xircom External Ethernet Adaptor
Keywords:  netbsd ethernet parallel port xircom
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Date: Mon, 4 Jul 1994 00:52:31 GMT
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I'm looking to install NetBSD on a Toshiba T2200SX laptop.

Does NetBSD 1.X support the Xircom External Ethernet Adaptor, or any
parallel port ethernet adaptor?  The T2200SX doesn't have a PCMCIA
socket, so the only way (short of SLIP) to get TCP/IP is with an
parallel port adaptor.  If NetBSD doesn't support it, does anyone
have any other ideas, e.g. another 386BSD variant, another source for the
ethernet driver)?

Thanks in advance.

Steve Diamond
diamond@netcom.com