Subject: Re: realtek-nic problems
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Matthias Pretzer <arador@gmx.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 09/30/2001 16:20:18
* Frank Lingott [29.09.2001]:

> Hi all,
> 
> i have some trouble with a realtek-card on my netbsd-box
> My box had 2 DE450TA(10mbit)cards.Both working w/o problems.
> A few days ago,i´ve got another hub(100mbit only;12-port;allied
> telesyn).
> Because of the 100mbit-only i replaced de1 with an realtek 8139c-based 
                                                                 ^
> 10/100mbit card to connect it to my new hub.
> But it doesnt work.

There was an email in this list this month, saying that the 8139c
wouldn't work with the NetBSD driver. Quote:

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| 
| From: "Brian Chu" <brian@trendware.com>
| To: <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
| Subject: RTL 8139c support in NetBSD 1.5
| Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 12:49:21 -0700
| Message-ID: <006401c13a31$b05b8180$0300a8c0@BRIAN>
| 
| Hi,
| 
| We have a customer who just contacted and informed us that Realtec RTL8139c
| chipset does not function under NetBSD 1.5. Our customer used to get
| 10/100Mbps PCI card with RTL8139b chipset, it was working perfectly under
| NetBSD but unfortunately Realtec has discontinued RTL8139b chipset.
| 
| We manufacture a variety of PC networking product. One of our current
| 10/100Mbps PCI cards, TE100-PCIWA, is based on Realtec RTL8139c chipset.
| 
| [...]
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hth, Matthias
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