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From: Jim King <jim@ase.telerate.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PCI ethernet adapters?
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 08:45:09 -0500
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> : Cards based on the DEC 21040-series chips seem very popular around
> : here.  At the office I have an SMC EtherPower PCI, using the 21041; I
> 
> Which pass are the cards? If I'm not mistaken FreeBSD 2.1.0 supports them
> if they are pass 2.3 or higher. What about FreeBSD 2.1.5?

I just yanked one of the cards - I don't see anything like a pass number
on it.  And I've only run it under 2.1.5.

Jim