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From: Nuclear Winter <winter@aryanna.demise.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Driver for Xircom IIPS-Ethernet Card?
Date: 18 May 1997 19:28:33 GMT
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Michael Class <michaelc@PROBLEM_WITH_INEWS_GATEWAY_FILE> wrote:

> just a short Question. I want to install FBSD 2.2.1 on an Omnibook
> 5700 that has an Xircom IIPS PCMCIA Ethernet-Card. This does not
> seem to be supported. True?

I believe this is true.  Last I read, Xircom doesn't exactly 
want to give their drivers or specs out for free, which sucks imho.

NW