On 17-Oct-98 seebs@plethora.net uttered:
> In message <Pine.LNX.4.02.9810170040300.27686-100000@bxfm.com>, Sean Clarke
> wri
> tes:
>>I have the 3Com PCI 905B-TX card on my linux box, I also have it in
>>one of my NetBSD machines, and it works great in both. The only really thing
>>you get in linux is when it shuts down kerneld it displays like 6 lines of
>>address crap.  NetBSD you don't get anything out of the ordinary.  But to
>>get it working in NetBSD I had to download a kernel module.  I don't
>>actually recall where I got it from, but I am sure you can find it if you
>>take a look.
> 
> One warning:  At least from BSDI's experience, there are *TWO* 3C905B's. 
> They
> are not mutually compatible.

I think there is a 3C905 and a 3C905B. At least for FreeBSD, the 905 was
supported (not so well) by the vx driver, along with the 390 and 395. Bill Paul
wrote a newer, much better driver, the xl driver, for the 905 and 905B for
FreeBSD.

Mike.

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