Re: NIC identification

["Hall Stevenson" <hallstevenson@mindspring.com>]

>> somewhere) then search google for a MAC address
>> to vendor converter and pop on the xx:xx:xx from
>> the mac addr and it will give you the vendor of
>>the card and then you can check thier website
>> for the model number and
>> try and figure out what driver to use

> eh, won't it show when typing ifconfig with one or
> more options ?

Not 'til it's loaded and recognized... the problem originally started
because the person doesn't know what card/chipset it is and can't get it
loaded. I copied the relevant parts of an early reply above.

Regards
Hall