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Re: Configuration of jumperless Ethernet cards
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Cox)
Fri Feb 9 11:48:44 1996
From: Alan Cox <alan@cymru.net>
To: woju@keep.in-berlin.de (Wolfgang Jung)
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 11:47:42 +0000 (GMT)
Cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <9602082330.AA00480@keep.in-berlin.de> from "Wolfgang Jung" at Feb 9, 96 00:30:57 am
> 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 :-(
Everyone is now going plug and play. Even Creative Labs. ISA P&P has a
standardised device configuration system which we should be able to make
good use of.
Alan
