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Re: Configuration of jumperless Ethernet cards
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Wolfgang Jung)
Fri Feb 9 05:28:43 1996
In-Reply-To: <9602080907.AA19901@rsphy6.anu.edu.au>
From: Wolfgang Jung <woju@keep.in-berlin.de>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 96 00:30:57 +0100
To: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
You wrote:
> > Has anyone used those jumperless Ethernet cards which are configured
> > through some nifty software running on MS-DUH and only MS-DUH? Agreed that
> > the software is nifty and MS-DUH even more so ;-) , it's still a pain to
> > have to find a DOS machine to run the config software on, so I
>
> Hrrm. Are you actually sticking the cards into a DOS box just to run the
> config programs? It is a lot more sensible to stick a DOS boot floppy in the
> linux box and run the config software from there. Seeing as you only usually
> do this once, (and usually have to reboot for it to take effect anyway) not
> having a linux version of the config program is really a non-issue.
Sure this should be the straight forward way of doing it. Also this is probably the one
and only way..
> > If it's already there, please send a pointer to the location. If not,
>
> There is a whole section in the Ethernet-HowTo on what cards can be
> configured under Linux. Donald has written config programs for the ne2k+ and
> the 3c5x9 cards. There is also a "wdsetup.c" floating around the archives,
> but it needs a cleanup to be of any use. I can't remember what other ones are
> listed in there.
I wouldn't be surprised if each vendor of SoftConfig (ie NE2K Card ) will use its own special
setup register (positioned somewhere inside the IO space). Also many Vendors just don't
want you to copy there cards... so they won't release any info about configuring the card...
You might try reengineering the setup software (But some vendors tell you you are not allowed to)
Creative Labs does this :-(
