Subject: Re: SBUS ethernet card
To: Jon Lindgren <net/a28043/jlindgren@espus.com>
From: David Brownlee <abs@mono.org>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 10/26/1999 19:20:56
Consider it done - note added to Hardware/sbus.html
If you have any other updates or numbers for the pages - just
let us know on port-sparc or www@netbsd.org :)
David/absolute
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Jon Lindgren wrote:
> Just a quick note about the 501-1881 ethernet card... I don't see it
> listed under the SBUS supported cards (of course, it does say that LANCE
> ethernet controllers are supported, but when buying the card from a
> vendor, it's not apparent that the card has an AMD/LANCE chip), but it is
> supported (le driver under 1.4.1 works perfectly on my sparc 2).
>
> Could we add the appropriate line to the web page? Perhaps just an
> "including: SUN Ethernet card part #501-1881" type of line? I know it's
> kind of a moot point since the card is a Lance, but I had to dig a bit
> before finding out that the chip on the card was in fact a lance, and that
> it should work...
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Jon Lindgren
> "Now new and improved! No markup! Hypoalergenic!"
>