[aclug-L] Re: NIC question

["generic@xxxxxx" <generic@xxxxxx>]

On 11/21/99 5:58:34 AM, phrostie  scribbled:

>all of mine are smc's.
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>smc ultra's will autodetect.
>the older one's will work but require a little work to setup(they show up as 
WD 80**'s).
>you have to get a dos util to probe it to see exactly what it is.
>i still have a copy i think
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>phrostie
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>Wayne White wrote:
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>> Do SMC network cards work under linux? I'm sorry, I don't
>> know the model.
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>> When you place a second NIC into a linux machine, how does
>> it know it's there? Is there some sort of install procedure
>> you must follow so that linux knows it's there? Do you just
>> set up a second ethernet connection (eth1) and point it at
>> the card?
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>> Thanks,
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>> Wayne
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>phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Oh I've slipped the surly bonds of dos
>and danced the skies on LINUX silvered wings.
>http://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy
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