Re: [NTLK] Need info for card lending page

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Wed Sep 17 2003 - 09:32:36 PDT


Johannes Wolf wrote:

> this is no hardware problem at all. The bad thing is only that programs like
> NCU or NBU for the Windose platform do not support an ethernet connection,
> thats all.
> As soon as you find an application on the Win platform talking Ether to the
> Newt, this would work even with a Hub or Switch...

Johannes, this already exists:

http://www.tempel.org/newton/index.html#DILplugin

> Regarding the packages needed on the Newt for Ethernet connectivity, beside
> the NIE modules this is strongly dependent on the card you use. I do use
> only 3Com 3C589D.

True, but all of the current Ethernet drivers should coexist together.

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