I'm using my NE2100 in a VLB 486 machine.  No problems.  It just works, and, as I said
earlier, is quite fast.  I'd definitely get more of these if I could find
them.
-Brian

On Oct 3,  5:50am, dribbling@thekeyboard.com wrote:
} Subject: ISA NIC DMA problems on VLB?
} Hello Brian!
} 
}   BB> I'm using a Novell ne2100 card with the le driver with
}     > very good results.  this card has worked well for 6
}     > years and I have no complaints...These cards have DMA
}     > capability, and they use jumpers for their
}     > configuration.
} 
} I like the sound of a jumper-configured card, although I
} don't strongly object to an EEPROM-configured one so long as
} it stays where it's put (PnP can be a pain in the bum). It's
} been interesting to read comments about ISA DMA not working
} well in machines with a PCI bus.  Are you using this in a
} 'pure ISA' machine? Much as I hate VLB, it looks as though I
} might end up with a VLB 486 mainboard in my new VLB machine.
} Does anyone know if I should avoid a DMA capable ISA network
} card on a VLB machine?
} 
} Regards,
}   -Andy.
} 
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