[ExtractStream] Re: TivoNet

[Chris Kloiber]

On Mon, 2001-12-17 at 22:21, MT wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> Can anyone tell me if this ethernet Isa card should work w/ the TivoNet 
> board:
> 
> Etherjet Card (10 Base T/2/5/Fiber ) 16-Bit ISA - NIC Only $3.50
> Product Number	205-9263 Shipping Weight	1 lbs
> Warranty Period	1 Year Manufacturer	IBM 
> Condition	New Manufacturer Part No.	13H9258 (04h6550) 
> Packaging	Factory Boxed Support Contact	Geeks 
> In Stock And Ready To Ship! 
> 
> IBM Ethernet Card Model 13H9258 (04h6550) Bring Connectivity To Your Home 
> or Office and Share the Data!!! Drivers available at: 
> http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-4GHMN7.html?lang=en_US&page=brand&bran
> d=IBM+Options%7CEthernet+
> Features/Specifications
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *	IBM Ethernet Card Model 13H9258 (04H6550) 
> *	Full-duplex operation allows for sending and receiving data 
> simultaneously 
> *	Supported standards: IEEE 802.3 
> *	Wiring type(s): 10Base-2 (thin coax), Unshielded Twisted-Pair 
> *	Connectors: AUI (for 10BASE5 & fiber), BNC (for 10BASE2), RJ45 (for 
> 10BASE-T) 
> *	Interface bus: 16-bit ISA 
> *	Operates on all ISA bus computers that comply with ISA specifications. 
> *	Provides support for Symmetrical MultiProcessors (SMP) 
> *	NE2000 compatibility 
> *	Plug and Play chipset (crystal LAN C58920-CQ) 
> *	Includes 1- BNC T- connector 
> *	Card & T- Connector Only 
> 
> 
> Product Requirements
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *	IBM Compatible 
> *	Available 16-bit ISA Slot 
> *	Network and cables 
> *	Supports: Win 95/98SE/ Win 2000/ NT 3.51/ NT 4.0/ SCO UNIX 
> 
> 
> Linux Compatibility
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *	Tested Successfully in: Red Hat 7.0; Slackware 7.1; Corel Linux Release 
> 2 

I'll go so far as to say 'definite maybe'. It claims ne2000
compatability, but I don't know if it will actually use the ne2000
module. You will need to disable the Plug-N-Pray, and set the card up to
use the hardwired IO and IRQ the TiVoNet board wants. In a perfect world
there will be jumpers, in this world expect to put the card in a PC and
hunt down a dos confuguration program to set the card up. Good Luck.

-- 
Chris Kloiber, RHCE