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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!news.sgi.com!news1.best.com!nntp1.best.com!seventek From: seventek@nntp.best.com (Caffiene Dependent) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Which PCMCIA ethernet/modem from FreeBSD 2.1.0+ Date: 30 Sep 1996 08:49:34 GMT Organization: Best Internet Communications Lines: 27 Message-ID: <52o1iu$27i@nntp1.best.com> References: <DyGF0H.F1D@vindaloo.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: shellx.best.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Christopher Sean Hilton (chris@vindaloo.com) wrote: : Hi, : I just got a Toshiba 1950CT working with FreeBSD but I want to know : which PCMCIA Ethernet/Modem combo to by. Cost is a fact so the modem : will probably be 14.4. Coax and Thinwire on the Ethernet is kind of : required. : Thanks for any recommendations you can offer. Also, does anyone know : if this laptop's mouse works with any of the FreeBSD drivers. I' can : use my Trackpad through the serial port but a PS/2 mouse is a better : option. : Chris Listen to me on this: most ethernet/modem combo cards are crap. and I do not know of any ethernet (10T/10 2) that are combo'ed with a modem. I use a 3com 3c589c in my noteook.. I'm not an expert on network hardware, but I think it's probably the fastest net card you can buy. It is very easily used w/Fbsd. My advice: b;uy the network and modem cards seperatly.