AMD PCNet adapter

AMD PCNet adapter

[Anthony Martinez]

Hello
Are there modem drivers available for an AMD PCNet adapter, chip AM79C978XC, 
or is this even the right place to ask?

This card has both ethernet and modem ports, and works with the windoze 
drivers.

I saw some discussion about an AM79C973 in the archives, but that was an 
ethernet card.

Many Thanks
Pi


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Re: AMD PCNet adapter

[Phil Brutsche]

Anthony Martinez wrote:
> Hello
> Are there modem drivers available for an AMD PCNet adapter, chip AM79C978XC, 
> or is this even the right place to ask?
> 
> This card has both ethernet and modem ports, and works with the windoze 
> drivers.

Those aren't modem ports; those are POTS ports for HomePNA 
(http://homepna.org/) networking.

It will work fine using the RJ45 connector; chances are the PhoneNet 
networking will work fine if you just *try* it.


Phil

Re: AMD PCNet adapter

[Anthony Martinez]

>From: jbradford@dial.pipex.com
>To: i_am_pi_@hotmail.com (Anthony Martinez)
>Subject: Re: AMD PCNet adapter
>Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 16:58:28 +0100 (BST)
>
> > Hello
> > Are there modem drivers available for an AMD PCNet adapter, chip 
>AM79C978XC,
> > or is this even the right place to ask?
> >
> > This card has both ethernet and modem ports, and works with the windoze
> > drivers.
> >
> > I saw some discussion about an AM79C973 in the archives, but that was an
> > ethernet card.
>
>What _is_ a PCNet adaptor???

This card has modem and ethernet ports. Since we're not going to be 
connecting this box via ethernet, i need modem drivers for the thing (either 
that or a real modem that works, but you can't help with that :))

>
>AM79C978 is an Ethernet chipset as far as I know, and it is supported
>by Linux, via the pcnet32.c driver.
>
>John.
Pi

PS: I found some drivers sitting around on AMD's webpage, i'll compile them 
when I get home, or take a modem that's sitting around here.



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Re: AMD PCNet adapter

[Anthony Martinez]

>From: Phil Brutsche <phil@tux.obix.com>
>To: Anthony Martinez <i_am_pi_@hotmail.com>
>CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
>Subject: Re: AMD PCNet adapter
>Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 11:39:16 -0500
>
>Anthony Martinez wrote:
>>Hello
>>Are there modem drivers available for an AMD PCNet adapter, chip 
>>AM79C978XC, or is this even the right place to ask?
>>
>>This card has both ethernet and modem ports, and works with the windoze 
>>drivers.
>
>Those aren't modem ports; those are POTS ports for HomePNA 
>(http://homepna.org/) networking.

<Censored>. Scratch that idea.

>
>It will work fine using the RJ45 connector

Grr. I need Dial-up connectivity. Not all of us have broadband at home yet 
:-/

>; chances are the PhoneNet networking will work fine if you just *try* it.
>
>
>Phil




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