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From: gbuchanan@shl.com (Gardner Buchanan)
Subject: SMC 9000 Ethernet
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Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 01:41:51 GMT

Hello:

I'm running FreeBSD 2.1 on a single board system, an Ampro "Little Board".
It has an SMC 9000 series (91C92) ethernet controller which I have been
so far unsuccessful in using from FreeBSD.

I have some information about the 91C92 chip - though not enough to write
a device driver (as if I could).  Has anyone else out there been trying this?

I am hoping that it will turn out that some well known and supported SMC or 
other card uses this chip and I just have to tinker with the kernel a bit.
Unfortunately I am not familiar with all of the supported adapter cards for
FreeBSD and the chip sets they use so I don't know what driver to start with.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
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Gardner Buchanan
SHL Systemhouse Inc.
Ottawa Branch
(613) 236-9734