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From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz)
Subject: Re: 3Com drivers
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Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 05:31:30 GMT

Kermit Tensmeyer (kermit@cnad.dl.nec.com) wrote:
: The 3C579-TP (3C5X9) comes with a base address of 3000H. The drivers in the 
: freebsd distributions are looking for the ethernet board at a base address of 
: 300H.
: 
:  How do I adjust the drivers to use the address that the board uses?
: 
:  I'll take suggestion on altering the board, altering parameters or 
: information on rebuilding/compiling the system to use drivers to use the new 
: address.
: 
:  where are the ethernet drivers in the source tree?

And I thought this was just Frank da Cruz trolling for attention.  :)

Chris
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