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From: roberto@keltia.frmug.fr.net (Ollivier Robert)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: 3c501 Ethernet Card w/FreeBSD
Date: 16 Jul 1994 16:00:52 +0200
Organization: A Happy FreeBSD 1.1.5 Usenet Site
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In article <john.66.774233556@gab.unt.edu>,
John Booth <john@gab.unt.edu> wrote:
> I have a question.  Will FreeBSD 1.1.5 use a 3c501 ethernet card?  I saw the 
> 3c503 and 3c509 in the FAQ but no mention of the 3c501.  

We need to update the FAQ... The `el' driver is for you :

/sys/i386/isa/if_el.c
------------------------------------------------------------
/* Copyright (c) 1994, Matthew E. Kimmel.  Permission is hereby granted
 * to use, copy, modify and distribute this software provided that both
 * the copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies
 * of the software, derivative works or modified versions, and any
 * portions thereof.
 *
 * Questions, comments, bug reports and fixes to kimmel@cs.umass.edu.
 */
/* Except of course for the portions of code lifted from other FreeBSD
 * drivers (mainly elread, elget and el_ioctl)
 */
/* 3COM Etherlink 3C501 device driver for FreeBSD */
/* Yeah, I know these cards suck, but you can also get them for free
 * really easily...
 */
/* Bugs/possible improvements:
 *      - Does not currently support DMA
 *      - Does not currently support multicasts
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Ollivier ROBERT                                           roberto@hsc.fr.net
Hervé Schauer Consultants                Ollivier.Robert@keltia.frmug.fr.net
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