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Re: 3Com Fast Etherlink XL



> I did notice some references on the web (to some NASA site) where they
> have apparantly a driver for the boomerang (as they call the 3C905-TX)
> card but I don't really know how I can go about installing it?  

It's easy - you just replace the /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/3c59x.c
with Donald Becker's one from the NASA site.

http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html

It worked fine for me.

> Do I have 
> to recompile the kernel? 

Yes.  Try Manoj's "kernel-package" package (read 
/usr/doc/kernel-package/README.gz).

Cheers,

 - Jim


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