[geeks] 3COM 3C796 FDDI Link == DEC DEFPA ????

[Dave McGuire]

On July 3, Jochen Kunz wrote:
> I am confused.
> May it be possible that a 3COM 3C796 FDDI card is identical to the DEC
> DEFPA?
> I came to this question when I saw:
> http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2036543251
> The picture shows a DEFPA[1]. I asked the seller and he assured me that
> there is "3C796" written on the card and a MAC address that is asigned
> to 3COM. So I am a bit puzzled. Is the 3C796 really a OEMed DEFPA? 
> 
> [1] A DEFPA can be seen here: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2035744554
> and I already have a DEFPA, the pictures in the manual matches. 

  Yup, 3Com did the OEM game with them.  I've used them
interchangeably; I don't recall having had any problems.

      -Dave

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