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Re: NO 3Com 3C59x



Hello,

Jose A. Martinez <jamartin@dali.ualm.es> wrote:
> > You have to get the packet driver from 3Com's FTP server.
> [...]
> Where Can I found this packet driver?

As I wrote, 3Com's FTP server. And now guess the host name... ;-))

OK, as this problem might be of general interest: at least 3Com and SMC
distribute all their drivers in one big compressed file for each network
card. The drivers file for the 3C59X is more than one megabyte in size,
if I remenber correctly, while the packet driver is just one little piece
of the whole file. Where the driver archive is you have to find out your-
self (I don't remember the path names on the servers).

Regarding the addresses:

                   FTP            HTTP-URL

SMC             ftp.smc.com      http://www.smc.com
3Com            ftp.3com.com     http://www.3com.com

Got the idea? I guess that most other manufacturers use the same conven-
tions.

gero.

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