Subject: RE: Ethernet for LC II
To: Colin Wood <cwood@ichips.intel.com>
From: Amy & Jeremy Snyder <snyder440@mediaone.net>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 11/08/1999 17:53:58
I have ethernet working on an LC II with a MacSense LC-PDS ethernet card.
Works good, under NetBSD 1.4.1!

One little note --
Seems to find it at ae0-ae5 (but I setup to use ae5 once ifconfig liked it,
using the command line).  I have all my settings configured and it boots now
with network.
----- BOOT MESSAGES -----
Oct 23 14:54:41 zoe /netbsd: ae0 at nubus0 slot 9: EtherNet card, 16KB
memory
Oct 23 14:54:41 zoe /netbsd: ae0: Ethernet address 00:a0:4b:04:75:12
Oct 23 14:54:41 zoe /netbsd: ae1 at nubus0 slot a: EtherNet card, 16KB
memory
Oct 23 14:54:41 zoe /netbsd: ae1: Ethernet address 00:a0:4b:04:75:12
Oct 23 14:54:41 zoe /netbsd: ae2 at nubus0 slot b: EtherNet card, 16KB
memory
Oct 23 14:54:42 zoe /netbsd: ae2: Ethernet address 00:a0:4b:04:75:12
Oct 23 14:54:42 zoe /netbsd: ae3 at nubus0 slot c: EtherNet card, 16KB
memory
Oct 23 14:54:42 zoe /netbsd: ae3: Ethernet address 00:a0:4b:04:75:12
Oct 23 14:54:42 zoe /netbsd: ae4 at nubus0 slot d: EtherNet card, 16KB
memory
Oct 23 14:54:42 zoe /netbsd: ae4: Ethernet address 00:a0:4b:04:75:12
Oct 23 14:54:42 zoe /netbsd: ae5 at nubus0 slot e: EtherNet card, 16KB
memory
Oct 23 14:54:42 zoe /netbsd: ae5: Ethernet address 00:a0:4b:04:75:12
----- END BOOT MESSAGES -----

If you need other settings or configuration let me know...
Jeremy Snyder


> -----Original Message-----
> From: port-mac68k-owner@netbsd.org
> [mailto:port-mac68k-owner@netbsd.org]On Behalf Of Colin Wood
> Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 4:36 PM
> To: Christos Ricudis
> Cc: port-mac68k@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: Ethernet for LC II
>
>
> Christos Ricudis wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am looking for a supported Ethernet card for my Mac LC II running
> > NetBSD-current. Looking at the relevant FAQ question, it seems
> to me that
> > the only cards that the LC II supports are not working.
>
> this might not be true anymore.  if the LC uses LC/Comm slot ethernet,
> then it might work under netbsd 1.4.1.  i don't believe i've gotten any
> positive reports on this to be sure, tho.  if anyone has ethernet working
> on an LC II, please let me know so i can put something on the ethernet
> status page...
>
> > While browsing through the kernel configuration options I saw
> some option
> > for a SCSI Ethernet device. Looking for an example of those, I found at
> > e-bay several Asante EN/SC SCSI-to-Ethernet devices that seem to be used
> > exactly to network some of these Macintoshes.
> >
> > Are any of these supported on NetBSD ?
>
> i don't believe we support any of the mac SCSI-Ethernet adapters.  we have
> a basic driver, but i believe they all use proprietary protocols which no
> one is willing to publicly document :-(
>
> -colin
>