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Subject: RE: Two NICs? [Update][Solved!] From: Neil Wilson <NWilson@INOVACORP.com> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 09:11:27 -0500 > > From: Hal Burgiss [mailto:hburgiss@bellsouth.net] > > On Wed, Jan 05, 2000 at 05:04:18PM -0500, Ward William E PHDN wrote: > > As they said in a movie I saw last night on HBO "Learn it, live it, > > love it". That applies to paying attention the hardware > > compatibility list and looking closely at the Rev on the cards... > > 3c905-TX Rev B is NOT compatible with Linux. Unfortunately, only > > one of my cards ISN'T a Rev B, the other being a fully compatible > > Rev A, which is why I was so confused.... but I did inherit a few > > eePro100s just yesterday so I've now got my Master "Up to Snuff". > > > [...] > > How to tell a Rev B without pulling the card? I have a '3c905B Cyclone > 100baseTx' (as reported by dmesg) which works fine with 3c59x module, > and just ordered 2 more 3c905Bs but now wondering if I am asking for > trouble. I have been using a redhat 6.0 installation which was upgraded to 6.1 about a month ago. I have been using this as a router / dhcp server for about three months now using one 3com 3c905b and one 3c905c card with no problems... using the tulip drivers. (This has been one of my most stable systems in our test bay, unless of course I am screwing with configs that day =) I have not had any problems what so ever with the cards since they were installed.