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Re: TCP-IP for DEPCA ethernet board

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From: Russ Nelson
Date: Mon, 08 Apr 1991 14:07
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In article <1991Apr8.132811.17906@news.nd.edu> losecco@grousy.helios.nd.edu writes:

   In article <1991Mar28.012221.2484@colorado.edu> axel@frostbite.Colorado.EDU (Axel Schweiger) writes:
   >I am looking for a public domain TCP/IP package that supports the 
   >DEC DEPCA ethernet board (revision E) I have tried the Clarkson 
   >Universtiy packet driver but it doesn't work. Does anybody have some
   >references

   Unless I am mistaken the Clarkson driver for the DEPCA works ok.  It does
   generate an error code on startup but, as you can see, NCSA telnet works
   just fine.  Make sure you specify your configuration on the driver command
   line since the autoconfigure option does not work.

Alas, a DEPCA is not a DEPCA is not a DEPCA.  They changed the board
incompatibly between revision D and E, so that revision E does not
work with the existing packet driver.  Also, the Turbo DEPCA gets the
Ethernet address wrong, although it works otherwise.

--
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From: nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson)
Subject: Re: TCP-IP for DEPCA ethernet board
Reply-To: nelson@clutx.clarkson.edu (aka NELSON@CLUTX.BITNET)
Organization: Clarkson University, Potsdam NY
Date: 8 Apr 91 14:07:32
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