Subject: Re: NetBSD_ALPHA1.1: No PCI-PCI Bridge support?
To: Matt Thomas <matt@lkg.dec.com>
From: Peter Galbavy <peter@wonderland.org>
List: port-i386
Date: 11/06/1995 05:18:22
> This is a DC21050 and is PCI-PCI Bridge (sitting behind the PPB are
> DC21040s). I am quite surprised that PPBs are not supported considering
> how widely they are being used.
Hmm. This was an interesting comment, since at least one quad-ethernet
card I have seen has exactly this. I was going to ask Matt Thomas if he
know anything about them, esp with repect to if_de.*, and the...
> Is PPB support planned to be a port-1.1 item?
>
> Matt Thomas Internet: matt@lkg.dec.com
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Maybe it's not worth asking you then Matt ? :-)
Seriously though folks, I would dearly love to be able to run dual
and quad ethernet (and 100Mb/s) cards, but I was wondering if
support is planned.
BTW (Matt) do you need a home for your URL then ? I have a selection :-)
Regards,
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