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Packet Driver for the Z-Note

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From: Jim Baltaxe
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 00:05
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We are currently evaluating the new Z-Note notebooks for use here and
one of the major selling points for us is the on-board ethernet
connection (as well as the rest of the machine's _obvious_ superiority
;-) but we do need to test it thoroughly on the network.
Unfortunately we are running straight TCP/IP and this is not one of
the network kernels included with the machine. The closest is the
Microsoft LANManager which does allow  us to ping other machines on
the network, but nothing else.

Does anyone know of a packet driver for the on-board ethernet? It is
based on an Intel chipset, but I'm sorry I forgot the exact
designation.

Perhaps somebody as Zenith is working on such a driver? Perhaps in
conjunction with Clarkson Uni?

Any information would be very much appreciated (particularly by the
local Zenith distributor).

-- 
Jim Baltaxe - jim.baltaxe@vuw.ac.nz
Computing Services Centre - Victoria University of Wellington - New Zealand
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Subject: Packet Driver for the Z-Note
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