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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Compex ethernet card compatibility
Date: 23 Jun 1996 19:18:05 GMT
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jyanek@cris.com (Gail Yanek) wrote:

> I am considering the purchase of an inexpensive ethernet card for my 386sx
> runing FreeBSD 2.1.  The card in question is a Compex EN2000N-TP ISA 16
> bit 10baseT card.  Is there a driver for it?  I looked in my FreeBSD
> manual and did not see any mentioning Compex.

Judging from the type number, it's a cheap NE2000 clone.  The `ed'
driver will most likely be the appropriate one.

Make sure the IRQ of the kernel matches that of your card; boot with
-c and adjust the kernel's idea otherwise.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)