Subject: Re: Ethernet problems on IIcx?
To: David Johnston <DAVIDJ@info.wh.su.edu.au>
From: Allen Briggs <briggs@puma.bevd.blacksburg.va.us>
List: macbsd-general
Date: 07/26/1995 00:32:49
> I gather that some machine + video card combinations have nubus interupt
> problems which prevent ethernet from working. Will I run into this problem
> on my IIcx? I'm using an E-machines Futura SX video card which I don't
> want to give up, as my old Toby frame buffer card doesn't work with my 17" 
> monitor.

Unfortunately, you might have problems with the E-machines card.  In
fact, you probably will.  If the VBL interrupts can be disabled before
boot, this would probably not be a problem--or if we can fix the
NuBus/video driver to be able to call the proper interrupt service
routine.

> I haven't bought an ethernet card yet. It would probably just be one of the 
> standard Sonic or Asante cards (is one better than the others?).

I suggest the Asante.  I'm running two Asante cards in puma (a IIcx) at
the moment:
Name  Mtu   Network     Address            Ipkts Ierrs    Opkts Oerrs  Coll
ae0   1500  <Link>      0.0.94.20.ce.32  1200527    18  1079484     0  2782
ae0   1500  198.82.200  puma             1200527    18  1079484     0  2782
ae1   1500  <Link>      0.0.94.1.43.d1    351561     0   402522     0     2
ae1   1500  192.168.42  puma.home.net     351561     0   402522     0     2
lo0   32768 <Link>                         25377     0    25377     0     0
lo0   32768 127         localhost          25377     0    25377     0     0
sl0*  296   <Link>                             0     0        0     0     0
ppp0* 1500  <Link>                         19728   398    18167     0     0

-allen

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