> I've just installed MacBSD (GENERIC-9 kernel) on a Performa 460, with a
> Cabletron ethernet board.
> 
> The boot sequence identifies the card just fine:
> 
> nubus0: slot e: DNI LC Ethernet Card (Vendor: Cabletron Systems, Part:
> 	E911X)  not configured
> 
> But the kernel doesn't seem to utilize the card as an ethernet adapter, as
> all the ifconfig'ing in the world does not produce any results.  Of
> course, the card works just fine under MacOS...  :-)
> 
> Checking the list of working ethernet cards on Puma, there are no
> Cabletron cards on the list.  Any chance that Cabletron support has been
> added since the list was last updated on July 1?  (I doubt it - I know
> that Cabletron cards on the PC are not well supported under Linux, since
> Cabletron tends not to release information on their hardware to the
> public...)

Nope, I don't think that anyone has done any work on this one lately.  I 
really need to update that page to reflect that no changes have occurred :-(


> Also, I have a Cabletron EA412 external SCSI ethernet adapter.  I thought
> I heard once that this adapter is supported...  any truth to this?
> 

Sorry, I'm clueless on this one.

Later.

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Colin Wood                                      ender@is.rice.edu
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Information Technology Services                       Houston, TX