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Subject: [linux-help] Re: 3com503 Network Interface Card
From: Weqaar Ali Janjua <wxjanjua@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 12:18:05 -0500
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Hello,
  Well I dont have any idea that mulinux but I sure can help you out with 
LINUXROUTER (www.linuxrouter.org) , thats the best linux micro-kernel version 
for firewalls/routers.
Weqaar Ali Janjua

>===== Original Message From linux-help@xxxxxxxxx =====
> Hello,  (y'all)
>
>A friend sent me your mailing list address and said that you were smart,
>qualified, professional and might have a solution to my problem.......
>
>so...
>
>I've downloaded and installed on an old '386 desktop a minimal version of
>linux from http://sunsite.dk/mulinux/[1] for the purpose of:
>    a. learning something
>    b. making the old hardware do something useful, i.e. router/firewall
>
>but these kernels don't have support for 3com 3c503 ethernet cards.
>
>So..
>
>hitting the search engines I've found...
> on ZDnet[2] a description of the driver, but no URL for the driver.
>
>other searches turned up source code for a driver update, but I can't
>compilethe update, discarded the URL and can't find it again.
>
> What I hope to find is a load able module that will work with muLinux
>kernelversion 2.0.36. I have sent an inquiry to the author/team
>leader/project manager
>Michele Andveoli, but he has a job, and a life, and I'm asking for free
>help.
>
>Of course, I could just go purchase some new hardware, but that would defeat
>the purpose of this exercise...
>
>Anyone have any suggestions??
> 3com corp tech support[3] appears to have drivers for AT &T, SCO, and Sun
>Solairs. nothing linux and nothing that old
>
>thanks..
>
>--- Links ---
>   1 http://sunsite.dk/mulinux/
>   2 http://lhd.datapower.com/db/dispproduct.php3?DISP?10
>   3 http://support.3com.com/infodeli/inotes/techtran/cs_3c503.htm
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A DREAM IS A GOAL WITH A DEADLINE!
Weqaar Ali Janjua
B.S.Computer Engineering
WSU
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