🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: comp.os.linux.hardware
Article #420

acer network card?

#420
From: James Harper
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 00:00
23 lines
1362 bytes
i have just come across some cheap network cards, trouble is
i don't know what they are! the only thing written on
them is 'acer 5220A' or something similar, i can't find
any acer network drivers at all so i am hoping they are
compatible with a more common network card.

they don't seem to work with ne2000 drivers (which would
have made things soooo much simpler :), but that may just
be a matter of settings....

windows 95 doesn't seem to autodetect it, which may not
be surprising (how good is win95 autodetect code???)
and i am yet to compile a linux kernel with a whole load
of common drivers in it in the hope that will detect it!

can anyone help with specs and jumper settings please?

thanks in advance

(if you could mail a response as well as following up this
post i would appreciate it, my news feed is pretty slow)

james
Technical Details
Message-ID: <4keu4h$505@sheoak.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mail

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: 10d683,8ea335e01f842df0,start
X-Google-Attributes: gid10d683,public
X-Google-Thread: 102b32,8ea335e01f842df0,start
X-Google-Attributes: gid102b32,public
From: loon@ironbark.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au (James Harper)
Subject: acer network card?
Date: 1996/04/10
Message-ID: <4keu4h$505@sheoak.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au>
X-Deja-AN: 146644333
organization: La Trobe University, Bendigo
newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware,aus.computers.ibm-pc