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From: Steve Gailey <steveg@metrosol.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Intel Ether Express
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 14:04:22 +0000
Organization: Metronome Solutions Ltd.
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Kenichi Nishino wrote:
> 
> Steve Gailey <steveg@metrosol.demon.co.uk> wrote in article
> <32DC9849.45F2@metrosol.demon.co.uk>...
> > Is it possible to run this driver without the mapped memory? I have a
> > dual boot machine and the other OS doesn't like the mapped memory and so
> > the card is configured not to use it.
> >
> > If it is possible, will the driver just ignore the memory or should it
> > be turned off in the kernel, and if so is there special syntax or do I
> > just leave out the `mem' stuff?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> 
> I have another question as well as above. Is EtherExpress driver that
> supports BPF available now?
> If so, where? The driver included in the 2.1.6 does not support BPF and so
> I cannot use tcpdump etc.
> which need BPF. FreeBSD team looks aware of the problem and is trying to
> rewrite the driver's code.
> (Accroding to the Handbook:
> http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook247.html)
> Any status on this?

I can't help with the reply, but I can now answer my own question:

The Etherexpress works fine. I didn't change anything, either in the
kernel config or in the hardware settings for the card and it all just
worked.

I must have a look at the driver to see if I can figure out if it is
enabling the shared memory or if it just not useing it (it is turned of
in hardware).

Steve