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From: thomas@lkg.dec.com (Matt Thomas)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 100mbit ethernet cards
Date: 5 Jun 1995 21:26:18 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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In article <D9Ix2p.Hr6@ritz.mordor.com>, ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) writes:
|>Are any of the various 100mbit ethernet cards supported under
|>FreeBSD?  3Com and Digital both seem to have reasonably priced
|>PCI cards available.

As of this time, only the PCI cards based on the DEC DC21140 Fast
Ethernet Controller have a driver.  The SMC 9332, DEC DE500-XA,
and Cogent EM100 are among the cards known to work.
-- 
Matt Thomas                          Internet:   thomas@lkg.dec.com
U*X Networking                       WWW URL:    http://ftp.dec.com/%7Ethomas/
Digital Equipment Corporation        Disclaimer: This message reflects my
Littleton, MA                                    own warped views, etc.