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From: lam@awod.com (Ken Lam)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 100Mbit Ethernet Cards Support question.
Date: 19 Oct 1996 15:59:31 GMT
Organization: Integrated Technical Systems
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In article <54ar2s$grd@news.demos.su>, mishania@sinbin.demos.su says...
>
>Hello,
>
>I wonder what other than de{0,1..} cards (DEC 21x4x) are/will be supported?
>As for SNAP 1014/handbook, I can only see those de's. Yes, they work great but
>we need 100Mb already ;-)

I have yet to find any DEC based chipset which hasn't worked for me.

I've use the SMC, DEC, BOCA, and I've been getting the Kingston cards
most recently, they are really inexpensive.  There are multiport
cards, but I haven't used them as I haven't had the need.

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Ken Lam                                                   lam@awod.com
Integrated Technical Systems                              
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