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From: Marko Schuetz <marko@kiste-5.ki.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Availability of *non* PnP ethernet card
Date: 01 Jul 1997 12:03:30 +0200
Organization: J.W.Goethe-Universit"at, Frankfurt, Informatik
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I am looking for a cheap ethernet card for my desktop
PC. Unfortunately, it seems all that is offered these days are PnP
ethernet cards. I assume I cannot use these with FreeBSD, set IRQ,
memory base etc. Does anyone of a place selling inexpensive ethernet
cards that have good old jumpers on them?

Marko