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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!swidir.switch.ch!univ-lyon1.fr!jussieu.fr!oleane!pressimage!modem2-08.planete.net!user From: jcaron@pressimage.net (Jacques Caron) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: which ethernet cards suppported? Date: Sun, 13 Aug 1995 01:51:29 +0200 Organization: Pressimage, France Lines: 65 Message-ID: <jcaron-1308950151290001@modem2-08.planete.net> References: <40ig1m$r5l@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: modem2-08.planete.net X-Newsreader: Value-Added NewsWatcher 2.0b27+ In article <40ig1m$r5l@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>, saj@prairienet.org (Thomas D. Eudaly) wrote: >I am planning to install an ethernet NIC in my FreeBSD (1.1.5.1) computer. >I've noticed that many people have had problems with various >cards. Is there a database of cards that work with FreeBSD? >Is this included in the package somewhere? Thanks! From the "HARDWARE" file at the top of the dist: FreeBSD GENERIC kernel: Port IRQ DRQ IOMem Description ---- --- --- ----- --------------------------------- [...] de0 DEC DC21x40 PCI based cards (including 21140 100bT cards) ed0 280 5 dyn d8000 WD & SMC 80xx; Novell NE1000 & NE2000; 3Com 3C503 ed1 300 5 dyn d8000 Same as ed0 eg0 310 5 dyn dyn 3Com 3C505 ep0 300 10 dyn dyn 3Com 3C509 ie0 360 7 dyn d0000 AT&T StarLAN 10 and EN100; 3Com 3C507; NI5210 ix0 300 10 dyn d0000 Intel EtherExpress cards le0 300 5 dyn d0000 Digital Equipment EtherWorks 2 and EtherWorks 3 lnc0 280 10 n/a dyn Lance/PCnet cards (Isolan, Novell NE2100, NE32-VL) lnc1 300 10 n/a dyn See lnc0 ze0 300 5 dyn d8000 IBM/National Semiconductor PCMCIA Ethernet Controller zp0 300 10 dyn d8000 3Com PCMCIA Etherlink III Ethernet Controller [...] 3. LINT - other possible configurations The following drivers are not in the GENERIC kernel but remain available to those who do not mind compiling a custom kernel (see section 6 of FreeBSD.FAQ). The LINT configuration file (/sys/i386/conf/LINT) also contains prototype entries for just about every device supported by FreeBSD and is a good general reference. [...] el: 3Com 3C501 fe: Fujitsu MB86960A/MB86965A Ethernet cards [...] I only kept Ethernet boards. BTW, anyone know of any support for the Xircom CreditCard Ethernet Adapter (PCMCIA) CE-10/A? I guess I'll have to do that myself, but one never knows what's out there... Jacques. --- Jacques Caron - Pressimage Telematique Mail: 5/7 rue Raspail - 93108 Montreuil Cedex - France E-mail: jcaron@pressimage.net Tel: +33 (1) 49 88 63 56 Fax: +33 (1) 49 88 63 64