Re: Installing a generic PCI network card

1997-11-18 Thread Ben Pfaff
Joost Kooij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > ps: The only nice thing about these pci ne2000 cards is that you get less > hassle with interrupts. Next time I'm getting either an isa (cheaper) or a > busmastering capable (better) card. I have one machine with a $15 NE2000 (ISA non-PNP) and one machine

Re: Installing a generic PCI network card

1997-11-18 Thread Joost Kooij
On 18 Nov 1997, Ben Pfaff wrote: > Chuma Agbodike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Why is it being used as a 16 bit card. Or is it running as a 32 bit ? > > >From /usr/doc/HOWTO/Ethernet-HOWTO.gz: > > Various clone manufacturers have started making PCI ne2000 clones > based on the RealTek 802

Re: Installing a generic PCI network card

1997-11-18 Thread Ben Pfaff
Chuma Agbodike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Why is it being used as a 16 bit card. Or is it running as a 32 bit ? >From /usr/doc/HOWTO/Ethernet-HOWTO.gz: Various clone manufacturers have started making PCI ne2000 clones based on the RealTek 8029 chip. These cards are also supported by the

Installing a generic PCI network card

1997-11-18 Thread Chuma Agbodike
I had a 16 bit NE2000 card in my desktop. - An AMD 166 based computer. Since I wanted to add a third system (using a 486) I replaced the 16 bit NIC with a PCI NE2000. So I go to recompile in the PCI NE2000 into the Linux on the AMD computer. During make config, I pick PCI. Well linux would not see