Networking

Hi, ( to Ian )

I just had a few spare minutes:


I would download these and see, you may have to do it in DOS.

http://support.intel.com/support/etherexpress/vintage/E16DISK.HTM



I do think it is a bit strange that you don't see Intel written on
the cards.

I don't know the exact card you have - I would have expected the
series number something like this:

30308029-xxx or 308429-xxx or similear.

I have not read any documents about it, - just wanted to say a few
words. I do think these cards was made at the time
IBM launched PS/2, and there is a few things I wanted to say.

IBM used a little strange BIOS setup, something ahead of Windows
plug and play. The files ended with .ADF and it meant something
like - adapter description file. Well, anyway - this talked to
the devices on the card and did the initial setup of them. When
this initial setup has been done, then it will show up with
addresses, interrupts etc. selected.
In order to get this done, I would run these setup and diagnostic
programs first. ( I am not 100% sure I have found the right files
)

There is a another reason for this, you have to select which
inteface to use. TP,BNC, AUI, or twisted pair ( RJ-45), thinnet
( BNC ), thicknet ( 15p D-sub -- auxilary unit interface ? )

You may also find a setup file for Win95 or similiar, but I have
often found the diagnistic software in DOS to be better.
If you want this on a Win box, you are almost there.

Among the drivers - you want TCP/IP - nothing else. Then you can
use Samba under linux. ( You may have to enter a field in a Win98
registry, in order use plain text passwords )

On a Linux box, read the
http://redhat.google.com/redhat?q=EtherExpress+&search=redhat

This will tell you how to install it.

Good luck,

//ARNE