Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucsd!usc!samsung!munnari.oz.au!csource!david From: david@csource.OZ.AU (david nugent) Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386 Subject: Re: Network/Ethernet cards Message-ID: <18@csource.OZ.AU> Date: 13 Jun 90 11:04:57 GMT References: <473@dptechno.UUCP> Organization: Unique Computing Pty Ltd, Melb, Aust. Lines: 36 In larry@focsys.uucp (Larry Williamson) writes: >In article <473@dptechno.UUCP> Leigh Stivers writes: > I am looking for a good ethernet card that will work with > Interactive I386 unix 2.0.2. We have tried the Western Digital > EtherCard PLUS but it seems to have many problems and is not > reliable enough. >We've been using the ethercard plus for nearly more than a year and a >half, maybe nearly two. It has been a solid reliable card. It worked >with 1.0.6, 2.0.1 and 2.0.2. My impression (gained from experience with ISC 2.0.2) is that the WD Ethercard plus is less reliable on faster 386's. They seem to work well at 25MHZ or less, but have occasional failures on a 33MHZ machine. As I said, this is an "impression", as the problems I've had have yet to be exhaustively diagnosed. It may be related to ISC's tcp-ip package, since it seems the problem seems to occur more when the software is pushed over and beyond it's limits. However, the problem we do get (which is a kernel 0x0000000E trap, which then reports "Parity error on add-on card.\nUnknown address") seems to occur in sufficient frequency only to be annoying, rather than one which causes any real hardship. This occurs despite having changed the Ethernet card 3 times now, and all other factors in the hardware setup have been eliminated. david -- Unique Computing Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Aust. david@csource.oz.au 3:632/348@fidonet 28:4100/1@signet