[geeks] Intel (Xircom) or 3Com CardBus

[Eric Dittman]

> > Intel RealPort CardBus Ethernet 10/100
> > Model:RBE-100BTX
> >
> > I plan to be running Win98 on it unless it causes me too
> > much grief, then I will switch over to a BSD perhaps. I
> > am considering these because they are from well established
> > companies.
> 
> I in fact have this same laptop and have tried for MONTHS to get that 
> damn card to work and it just frickin doesnt. I run freebsd 4.4 on it. 
> I'm about ready to give it back to work so they can surplus it.
> 
> erm. ok, after having actually read it (above was knee-jerk to subject), 
> i want to recommend FIRMLY and STRONGLY and EMPHATICALLY and IN ALL 
> CAPITALS against the xircom card. it sucks. dont buy it. if you find 
> one, burn it.

I have two of the Xircoms and I've used them in four different
laptops without any problems in Win98/Win2000/Linux, including
the modem part.  Maybe the FreeBSD drivers are the problem and
not the card.

The 3Com combo cards I have are both WinModems.
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Eric Dittman
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