Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 2 Sep 1999 20:08:08 +0100 (GMT) | From | Riley Williams <> | Subject | 3c515 ??? |
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Hi there.
I see there is support in the 2.2.12 kernel source for...
3C515 ISA Fast EtherLink
...but this has me puzzled, so I'm hoping somebody more clued up than I am can answer this...
1. I recently picked up a 486dx2/50 based workstation base, with no expansion slots, and a networking connector on the back panel that is clearly wired directly to the motherboard. It's not a big system - 8M of RAM and a 430M hard drive - but would be more than sufficient for a print server, which is what I want it for.
2. According to the information that came with it (mostly pages photocopied at random from the original manuals, with various comments scribbled thereon), the network is a "USR 515 10base2 network interface". The connector on the back panel is a BNC connector, which tends to confirm the 10base2 part.
3. From memory, USR was recently taken over by 3COM, and I believe the 3C515 is a 3COM network adapter.
Based on the above, I would tend to assume that the said driver is the correct one, but I would appreciate any comments anybody can provide regarding this, especially any positive identification either way.
Before anybody asks, I can't currently check it out as I don't have a keyboard with a PS/2 connector, but I plan on getting one once my paycheck clears, which should be around September 15th.
Best wishes from Riley.
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