From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 30 May 2001 01:32:08 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 30 May 2001 01:31:58 -0400 Received: from iproxy2.ericsson.dk ([130.228.248.99]:49317 "EHLO iproxy2.ericsson.dk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 30 May 2001 01:31:40 -0400 Message-ID: <3B1484DF.FCC277A3@fabbione.net> Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 07:27:59 +0200 From: Fabbione X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.5 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dan Hollis CC: Linux Kernel Subject: Re: [OFF-TOPIC] 4 ports ETH cards In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi Dan, yes it's more or less like this. I got many mail explaining me. I will forward the most interesting to you. Thanks Fabio Dan Hollis wrote: > > On Tue, 29 May 2001, Fabbione wrote: > > I found some cards based on the DEC 21*4* chips but when > > I asked for more details I got a strange answer from the reseller > > like that this card is able to work only half-duplex and the chip has > > only one mac-address for the 4 eth cards (really strange). > > This sounds like it's not a 4 port card, but a 4 port hub-card. (Eg a card > with integrated 4-port hub) > > -Dan -- Fabio Massimo Di Nitto Debian GNU/Linux Testing/Unstable Kernel 2.4.3 Office for the Complication of Otherwise Simple Affairs PROUD TO BE MICROSOFT FREE!