[SLE] Status of the 3C905C network adaptor
Hi,
I'm going to buy a 100 Mbps network adaptor to a SMP machine. I'm
considering 3Com's 3C905C. Is it a good choice or should I buy
something else? (What?)
Why do I ask: 3C905B-TX is listed in the SuSE HW database as
problematic. The new driver 3c90x.c from 3Com
(http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/linuxdownload.htm) is
supposed to support both 3C905B and 3C905C. It indicates there may be
problems with 3C905C as well.
I intend to use the 3c90x.c driver with SuSE 7.0. I've tried to
compile it under SuSE 6.3, but the compilation via compile_SMP failed
due to undefined symbols. When I added
#define CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC
#include
Alexandr Malusek wrote:
I'm going to buy a 100 Mbps network adaptor to a SMP machine. I'm considering 3Com's 3C905C. Is it a good choice or should I buy something else? (What?)
Why do I ask: 3C905B-TX is listed in the SuSE HW database as problematic. The new driver 3c90x.c from 3Com (http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/linuxdownload.htm) is supposed to support both 3C905B and 3C905C. It indicates there may be problems with 3C905C as well.
I intend to use the 3c90x.c driver with SuSE 7.0. I've tried to compile it under SuSE 6.3, but the compilation via compile_SMP failed due to undefined symbols. When I added
#define CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC #include
#include to 3c90x.h the compilation went OK, but I have no idea if the driver works or not.
Does anybody use this adaptor on a heavy loaded SMP machine?
I don't know if you've already gone out and bought one or not, but if I were you I wouldn't. I have tried a few of these cards in my time - some cards work and some don't. I would suggest just about any other card from a major manufacturer, including 3Com. Bye, Chris -- __ _ -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chris Reeves /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ICQ# 22219005 _\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
FWIW: I have been using a close relative - 3Com's 3C905-B - network adaptor on an HP Vectra XU 5/90C for several weeks. It appears to work OK. I beleive the driver in use is 3C59x.c v0.99H (I am a network newbie). Regards, Charles Bowman SuSE v. 6.1 Kernel: 2.2.5 On Sat, 30 Sep 2000, Chris Reeves wrote:
Alexandr Malusek wrote:
I'm going to buy a 100 Mbps network adaptor to a SMP machine. I'm considering 3Com's 3C905C. Is it a good choice or should I buy something else? (What?)
Why do I ask: 3C905B-TX is listed in the SuSE HW database as problematic. The new driver 3c90x.c from 3Com (http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/linuxdownload.htm) is supposed to support both 3C905B and 3C905C. It indicates there may be problems with 3C905C as well.
I intend to use the 3c90x.c driver with SuSE 7.0. I've tried to compile it under SuSE 6.3, but the compilation via compile_SMP failed due to undefined symbols. When I added
#define CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC #include
#include to 3c90x.h the compilation went OK, but I have no idea if the driver works or not.
Does anybody use this adaptor on a heavy loaded SMP machine?
I don't know if you've already gone out and bought one or not, but if I were you I wouldn't. I have tried a few of these cards in my time - some cards work and some don't. I would suggest just about any other card from a major manufacturer, including 3Com.
Bye, Chris -- __ _ -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chris Reeves /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ICQ# 22219005 _\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\
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