Re: [aclug-L] PNP

[Jeremy Johnstone <jsjohnst@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I use Intel Etherexpress 10/100 with great luck. As well as Linksys PC
Cards and AMD PCNET based 10baseT.

On Wed, 14 Oct 1998, Jesse Kaufman wrote:

> John Goerzen wrote:
> > 
> > For most PCI cards, you should have no trouble at all.  If it is a
> > 10baseT (*NOT* a 10/100 card), the thing to look for is "NE2000"
> > compatibility.  This applies to both ISA and PCI cards.  I am not
> > presently aware of any PnP ISA Ethernet cards.  PnP with PCI cards in
> > Linux doesn't require any special effort.
> > 
> > If you are getting a 10/100 card, you want it to be based on either
> > the DEC Tulip or 3Com Vortex chipsets.  The SMC and Kingston cards, I
> > believe, are based on the Tulip, and of course, 3Com cards are based
> > on the Vortex.  All of these will be PCI PnP and all are supported
> > without any special configuring.
> > 
> > Linksys also makes PCI NE2000 (10Mb) cards that can be used without
> > any special configuring.
> 
> 
> ok, i am using a RealTek 8029 card...  does anyone know what drivers to
> use for this one?  it is PCI and PnP...  in kernel 2.0.34 i am using the
> PCI NE2000 comatable drivers, but when i use what i *assume* to be the
> same in 2.1.x, it never seems to work (this is when i get those
> 2,000-some odd errors when running ifconfig).   is there some sort of
> other chipset i'm supposed to config for?  i don't have any literature
> on this card, as i bought it from my sysadmin, and they just gave me the
> card and diskette w/ windoze drivers.  can anyone help me out?  or
> atleast point me in the right direction?  once i get that going, i'll be
> running a 2.1.x kernel and I'LL HAVE SOUND SUPPORT!  WOOHOOOO!  i just
> need to get this mother working first.
> 
> thanks,
> jesse
> 
> p.s. thank you VERY much for that last ACLUG meeting, john...  it not
> only helped me understand how to config samba, i learned a buch of basic
> stuff about networks, that i really can't learn here at good ol' TC
> (Tabor college), since they don't have much as far as networking
> classes, and i'm learning the best i can working here.  keep up the
> GREAT work!!!
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