Subject: Re: Ethernet cards
To: Peter Gort <pgort@mac.com>
From: Jeff Wyman <wysoft@wysoft.tzo.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 11/26/2000 23:28:30
Umm.. Unless I'm missing something, the Apple EtherNet NB is supported:

http://www.macbsd.com/macbsd/macbsd-docs/ethernet.html


On Mon, 27 Nov 2000, Peter Gort wrote:

> on 27/11/00 10:16 AM, John Klos at john@sixgirls.org wrote:
> 
> >> I'm a newbie to NetBSD, and attempting to setup a IIci as a cable modem
> >> router/firewall.  I used Erik Winkler's pre-configured package, but it
> >> doesn't seem to support the "Apple Ethernet NB" cards in my IIci.  I've
> >> since discovered <http://www.macbsd.com/macbsd/macbsd-docs/ethernet.html>
> >> which shows that no kernel supports these cards.  However the date on that
> >> web page says it was last modified in 1997... So does anybody know of a
> >> kernel to support these cards?  They were a standard Apple card for these
> >> machines, so I'm hoping somebody knows something to help...
> > 
> > To be honest, if there's no support for that card, the easiest thing is to
> > pick up another old NuBus ethernet card. They can ususally be found for
> > around $10.
> > 
> > (Example: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=504102012
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=506479235)
> > 
> > Ideally, for IP NAT, it's best to have two separate ethernet interfaces,
> > so you may save a little money by buying two at once since shipping won't
> > be much more.
> > 
> > John Klos
> > 
> Since I've got two cards that I picked up cheap and I thought were
> compatible, (and I'm in Australia), I'm worried that I'll just get another
> two cards that might not be compatible...after waiting a month to get
> them.... but I'll have to try it if no-one can think of anything better in
> the meantime.
> -- 
> Peter Gort
> 
>