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Article #24663Re: Netzwerkkarte für Linux
From: Marc SCHAEFER
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 00:00
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Thomas Andres <tandres@iiic.ethz.ch> wrote: > Yes. This is all true. But it doesn't change the fact, that PCI Card are > Plug and Play capable. Just because it's not a hack like ISA PnP and > working fine doesn't change anything. Sorry to be picky about terminology. PCI is configured through a controlled auto-configuration process which is in the PCI specification. PnP is a hack. PnP is not backward compatible with older ISA boards. PnP doesn't really work. PnP is really just marketing. I refuse to call a PCI board a ``PnP'' board :)
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