I'm using an el-cheapo D-Link DE220 ($29 ISA PnP ethernet card from
CompUSA) with Linux, no problem. ISAPNP configured it correctly, then it
was a simple matter to modprobe in the ne.o module (the card's a NE2000
clone) in with the i/o port and irq values specified by ISAPNP. Works
flawlessly. It *can* be done, with one or two more steps in the
configuration process.
> > Naturally, I thumped my chest and said "Let 'em try," but I do wonder,
> > if M$ did decide to go after the Linux community in force, what might
> > they be able to do to us? Anything? They couldn't come to my office
>
> I don't know if this fits your criteria or not, so I'll try it...
>
> We're getting ready to sell some Linux based servers here with our
> software installed. (Vertical market thing, you get the idea.) We've been
> working on defining our "reference" machine and all that and it was
> frustrating trying to find a "currently manufactured" ethernet card that
> would work. In this case "currently manufactured" means the hardware guys
> could buy it today and stand a good chance of buying it months from now.
> They have a certain amount of brand loyalty which guides decisions and,
> well I hope you can see where I'm coming from.
>
> Anyways, I had heard Plug and Play isn't much help to Linux but it hadn't
> managed to affect me until now. We went through a number of cards before
> we found one we could use. (Yes, I was using the compatibility sheets
> posted at Red Hat.) I suppose if MS can encourage hardware developers to
> adopt more proprietary standards such as PnP, Linux will always be at a
> disadvantage having to play catch up.
>
> I know zilch about PnP as you can probably tell. What does it take for
> Linux to work with that stuff?
>
>
> Bruce Tong
> Systems Programmer
> Electronic Vision / FITNE
>
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