The chips in those Asante cards are made by National Semiconductor:
http://www.national.com/pf/DP/DP83902A.html

FWIW, I just upgraded a Performa 475 to a full '040 CPU and I read that it's
the same mainboard as a Quadra 605 (and one other model). I have an Asante
card (Mac Con-iLC, I believe), so now I'm also curious if these cards are
supported. FWIW, these old Asante cards don't like n-way switches -- they
can't negotiate a link, or at least under Mac OS (different under NetBSD,
perhaps?).

Wonder how often this group gets first-time posters in one day ... anyway,
I'll shut up and go back to lurking now ....

Cheers,
Dan

Daniel Willson
Web Content Coordinator
UAB Media Relations
ponyboy@uab.edu
(205) 975-2825


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Kris Jones [SMTP:shiny_razor@hotmail.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, February 21, 2002 4:29 PM
> To:	port-mac68k@netbsd.org
> Subject:	compatible LC-PDS ethernet cards?
> 
> I've installed m68k/debian on another one of my IIcis and their notes say 
> that LC-PDS ethernet cards are not supported, regardless of chipset.
> 
> I realize NetBSD is a completely different animal, but I just want to 
> verify. I have several Q605s and LCs and they are pretty much worthless as
> 
> boxes without LC-PDS ethernet support.
> 
> According to the hardware status page 
> (http://www.macbsd.com/macbsd/macbsd-docs/ethernet.html)
> it seems like cards based on the DP83902AV and DP83902AVLJ chipsets work. 
> (Who is the manufacturer of this chipset? )
> 
> Asante MacCon-i LC Q630? - DP83902AV current
> Asante MacCon LCIII LCIII - DP83902AV current
> Farallon EtherWave LC Q630? LCII DP83902AVLJ current
> 
> Anybody have any first-hand experience with a working LC-PDS ethernet
> card? 
> In a Q605? In an LC-series?