Re: Network Cards

Andy Valencia:

> >How close a clone to a 'true' NE2000 should the card be? I have a Kingston
> >ISA NE2000 compatible...I assume that should be OK.
>
> Most generic NE2000 cards have worked OK for me. The only hard part is
> knowing what the I/O base and IRQ are. If they're soft configurable, you
> have to grit your teeth and boot a Mickeysoft OS to set up the cards.

I set up my ISA NE2000 network card under DR-DOS, which I had
downloaded free of charge and keep in a safe place for use only in an
emergency.

I felt bad about it, but managing to flash-upgrade my modem under Linux
cheered me up a bit ...
Received on Sat Sep 25 09:00:59 1999