[geeks] sbus ethernet cards

Big Endian bigendian at mac.com
Thu Mar 7 21:47:00 CST 2002


>  > >>  Anyone know where to get relatively cheap SUN sbus ethernet cards for a
>>  >>  Sparc IPX? I picked one up and it doesn't have a heart. :(
>>  >
>>  >An IPX has internal ethernet -- look at the DB15 on the back of the box.
>>
>>  but if you want more than one for firewall or proxy duties you need
>>  an sbus card.
>
>Speaking of which, I'd like to get both an SBUS 10/100 Ethernet
>and FDDI card for my Ultra 2.  I've checked eBay, and some of
>the cards weren't supported by Solaris 8.  Which cards should
>I look for that will work in an Ultra 2 under Solaris 8?

I run an HME and a dual width NPI FDDI board in my sparc5 under 
solaris 8.  Works great.

daniel
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