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Re: Which Kernel for 3c905B Network Cards?



On Wed, 17 Feb 1999 art@luvmusl.net wrote:

 :      Which is the earliest kernel that will work with 3-Com
 : 3c905B cards?  And is there any documentation on the Net that
 : tells which kernels support which hardware?  ...trying to help
 : a schoolteacher get his network going here.

2.0.34, I believe, though 3C905Bs work well here under 2.0.35

 :      Oh, and also, which modules need to be compiled into the
 : kernel--modules that don't come with the distribution kernel--to
 : make a Linux server serve Windows clients?
 : Thanks!

Once you've got networking "working" (which means a NIC module, I
guess), all you need is a userspace program called Samba.  Of course
there's a Debian package, and the docs are good.  Works here.

Cheers,

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