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From: moncrg@ultranet.com (Gregory D. Moncreaff)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PCI ethernet adapters?
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 11:56:14 GMT
Organization: UltraNet Communications, Inc.
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chroma@together.net (Scott I. Remick) wrote:

>Hello.. I need help again...
>
>I'm looking to use a network card other than an NE2000-compatible
>16-bit ISA card.  Anyone had any success with particular PCI NICs?
>Kingston has an EtheRx PCI NIC that is quite inexpensive, and I've had
>lots of success with Kingston cards (in other operating systems) and
>like them a lot.  So if there's support for this particular card, I'd
>be interested, otherwise any PCI NIC success stories welcome :)
>
>As always, please respond with a cc:: to my email address, jic.
>
>Thanks again...
>
>-----------
>Scott I. Remick
>mailto:chroma@together.net

The SMC EtherPower boards that use the digital chip set seem to work
well. (BSDI M. Karels recommened them...)