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From: nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Ethernet Cards & Interrupts
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Date: 31 Jan 91 06:07:41 GMT
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In-Reply-To: david@hobbes.catt.ncsu.edu's message of 29 Jan 91 22:03:24 GMT

In article <1991Jan29.220324.28459@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> david@hobbes.catt.ncsu.edu (David Chappell) writes:

   I am planning to buy an Ethernet card but need to be wary of
   interrupts.  Do the Western Digital Ethercard PLUS and the 3Com
   Etherlink II cards support hardware interrupts beyond 8?  The
   hardware setup I now have uses all interrupts up to 8, and I need
   W.D. or 3Com for software compatability.

You might be able to use a wd8013E.  As a general rule, only 16-bit boards
use interrupts past 7.  The wd8013E is software compatible with the wd8003e,
except that you don't get 16-bit speed unless your software specifically
accesses it.

    Also, what are the 3Com Etherlink/A and W.D. Ethercard PLUS/A
   cards?  I think they are for MicroChannel, but I'm not certain.

You're right.

     Thanks for any help.  Please send replies via e-mail. 

No.  You want an answer, read the newsgroup.
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