* Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de> [020711 21:25]:
> > - just wondered if there was a way to use PCMCIA cards in Suns?

> nell0 at sbus0 slot 0 offset 0x0 level 4 (ipl 7) level 7 (ipl 13): rev 1
> pcmcia0 at nell0 socket 0
> pcmcia1 at nell0 socket 1
> wi0 at pcmcia1 function 0: Lucent Technologies, WaveLAN/IEEE, Version 01.01
> wi0: 802.11 address 00:02:2d:21:10:7b
> wi0: using Lucent Technologies, WaveLAN/IEEE
> wi0: Lucent Firmware: Station (8.10.1)

Ah, that looks familiar :) Thanks

> and from nell(4):
> 
> DESCRIPTION
>      The nell is a pcmcia bridge for the sbus. It is also known as STP4020,
>      the name of the chipset used to implement it, and has SUN part number
>      501-2367.

> Works for me (not realy fast, IIRC 200 kB/s out of the ~500 kB/s the wavelan
> should be able to do, but hey, this is an LX only, and the wavelan is still
> faster than my internet connection.)

Cool, I have a 512Kb cablemodem so that'll be adequate.

> I got the nell from eBay, and paid more $ for shipping (international) than
> the card itself ;-)

I think I'll have to do the same, unless I can find a UK vendor.

<heresy>
Do any version of Solaris support these? Just until we
get SMP sorted...
</heresy>

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