Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:31:08 -0400 | From | Mordechai Ovits <> | Subject | Re: 3c59x problems solved -- mostly |
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On Wed, Sep 27, 2000 at 11:26:09PM +1100, Andrew Morton wrote: > The sensible alternative, of course, is to use a multicast filter. The > 3c905B/C does have a 256 slot hash filter. Unfortunately (and > uncharacteristically), 3com forgot to document it. However it _is_ > implemented in 3com's own GPL'ed driver. This driver is bundled in > RedHat 6.x and is available at > http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/linux.htm . It's worth > visiting that site just for the amusement factor of having to click on > "I agree" for the license. It's the GPL! > > Even better, port 3com's code to 3c59x.c and send me a patch :) >
I admit, I got a major kick out of the GPL being a click-through licence :-). Anyway, given that 3com's driver has this extra hardware support, what advantage does that give? is there anything that their driver does better?
Curious cuz I have a 905B, Mordy - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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