[linux-help] Re: 3c509 problems

[james l <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> hehe...
>
> 3c590 is (to my knowledge) always PCI and is probably called an Etherlink
> III.
>

I have one (a Vortex) and it is a PCI Etherlink XL card (10/100, too)

and thanks for the help. Now to just find a DOS disk...

James L

> 3c509 is (to my knowledge) always ISA and is probably also called Etherlink
> III.
>
> 3c905 is (to my knowledge) always PCI and I don't think is ever called an
> Etherlink III.
>
>
> The 3c590 and 509's should *always* work in Linux, regardless of the
> revision number.
>
> The 3c905C's do *not* work in Linux--all other revisions (3c905B, 3c905A,
> etc) do (to my knowledge).
>
> Make sense? :-)  (Don'cha love it when they make 3 or more cards all with
> the same model #, just with the digits in a different order?)
>
> On Sat, Jun 17, 2000 at 08:20:21AM -0500, Carl D Cravens wrote:
> > On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, Jonathan Hall wrote:
> > > I have a number of ISA Etherlink III's.
> >
> > I'm starting to get confused.  I've got a 3c590 ("Vortex") which I was
> > sure is an Etherlink III and I was pretty sure we started out talking
> > about the 3c59x.  But the current discussion is about the 3c509, which is
> > a different critter from my card, but I don't know if those are also
> > Etherlink III's.
> >
> > In any case, I've got a 3COM.  It works good. :)
> >
> > --
> > Carl D Cravens (raven@xxxxxxxxxxx)
> > * Sysop ('sih sop) n.: The guy laughing at your typing.
> >
> >
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