Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: 3c9xx Support. | Date | Sun, 21 Dec 1997 01:31:11 +0000 (GMT) |
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> At one point I tried to get the technical specs for the card, thinking > to help debug the driver. (I had foolishly purchased a pair based on > 3Com's reputation before looking into the driver situation.) After being > promised a copy of the databook (and making several followup calls), I > never received anything.
I had no problems at all with 3c59x/3c509 documentation. Indeed 3com gave me free boards to help debug the original bridging code (at the time I had 3 ethernet cards and 2 were 3c501s)
Only Donald could answer the matter of what info he's getting
> For me 3Com is one my "never again" list, and I can only hope that > enough people will likewise recommend against them that the company will > either mend its ways or go out of business.
Getting driver manuals isnt a main part of any business. There are a lot of bits of 3com I hold in the highest contempt but the folks who bash out the network cards and small bridges/hubs etc are in my good books.
Alan
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