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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Compaq PROSIGNA 300?
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 17:45:05 -0700
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C Goellner wrote:
] 
] I was thinking about putting BSDI on a Compaq PROSIGNA 300 but before
] I did I thought I would ask here. My concern is with the onboard
] ethernet card. I think it is an AMD chipset which isn't on the
] hardware list.

This is the AMD PCNET ?

It's a LANCE chipset.

You will have to consult the configuration disks that come with
the machine for where it lives, it's IRQ, etc..

If BSDI supports LANCE, it supports this chip.

                                        Terry Lambert
                                        terry@lambert.org
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or previous employers.