On Dec 19, Ye Chen wrote
> Hi everybody:
> 
> This is ye chen, a student in ECE University of Central Florida, Orlando, 
> FL. Now I am installing the NetBSD, I encounter some problem with the 
> Ethenet card. I will install the netbsd on a pc( 100 MHZ, DELL, 1G), I 
> decide to install it via network. I download the package on other pc. I 
> use the 3com 905b -tx PCI fast ethenet card. When I use the netbad boot 
> floopy to boot the system, I found the card has not been properly 
> detected. From the document, the ethenet card should have been supported 
> by the version I used( netbsd 1.3.2).

The 3c905 is supoported, but not the 905b. close part numbers doesn't mean
they're the same ! The 905b doesn't use the same ethernet chip as the 905.

> Anybody who has such experience 
> can do me a favor to share your precious experience with me about using 
> this type ethenet card.
> 
> Because the ethenet card can not function properly, so I change to another
> type ethernet card:
> 
> Intel EthenetExpress PRO/100B PCI Ethenet card.
> 
> the card is properly detected and device  is: fxp0
> however when I use it to install the netbsd via network, it does not 
> work( I mean, when I choose ftp to install, after I enter, there has no 
> response , I wait a long time, and the network card is working from the 
> indicator light). I have no idea about it. the IP and other network 
> configute data should be correct. If you know the problem, Please e-mail 
> me. Great thanks
> 

Look at your BIOS settings and check that PCI busmastering is enabled,
and that every IRQ used by an ISA card is marked as 'used by isa card'.

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