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From: terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C)
Subject: Re: [NetBSD] Rotten Ethernet performance [wd8003e + 1542C]
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Date: Fri, 28 May 93 02:10:24 GMT
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In article <explorer.738445206@tbird.cc.iastate.edu> explorer@iastate.edu (Michael Graff) writes:
>I moved the we8003e's irq from 2 to 7, and all is well.  I hav no idea that
>the VGA was interfering -- the other two machines I have all use irq 2 and
>work fine.  Damn Diamond Stealth cards.

The Diamond Stealth has a jumper near the back (rear panel slot cover)
protion of the card.  Remove the jumper, and it won't interfere with IRQ 2
any more (not that I own one personally any more -- my vendor didn't take
me serious when I told him *NO DIAMOND*, and I owned one for nearly a week...
bletch!).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@icarus.weber.edu
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