From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:01:08 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1077 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Saturday 19 March 2005 Number 1077 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 TP 390E and PCMCIA slot network card : John Angelico" 2 Re: TP 390E and PCMCIA slot network card : David Forrester" 3 Re: TP 390E and PCMCIA slot network card : John Angelico" 4 Re: TP 390E and PCMCIA slot network card : Ed Durrant 5 Re: TP 390E and PCMCIA slot network card : John Angelico" **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 14:09:46 +1100 (AEDT) From: "John Angelico" Subject: TP 390E and PCMCIA slot network card Hi all. For some time I have known that my previously working Xircom Ethernet PCMCIA card (with BNC connector for coax cable) has not been working. After a slow process of testing including replacing the dongle, I have accepted that it's probably the card that has been damaged (after checking in Win98 which told me "there is something wrong with your Xircom card. Please check your network devices and start again") Today I bought a D-Link 650 card after checking NicPak and other sources to ensure I got a card which a) had a BNC connector for my coax network cables b) had OS/2 support Now I have to get used to a new set of card characteristics including that it defaults to an address and interrupt setting on boot. The os2warp.be site is still rebuilding their Notebook/2 section so I can't see what others have said about setting up the card. Does anyone have experience with the card on a Thinkpad, and can anyone please tell me what I need to do to make connections? PC-Card Director sees the card, recognises the manufacturer but does not have any resources assigned to it. What more would people like to know about the machine etc? Best regards John Angelico OS/2 SIG os2 at melbpc dot org dot au or talldad at kepl dot com dot au ___________________ PMTagline v1.50 - Copyright, 1996-1997, Stephen Berg and John Angelico .... Internet Lie #2: The Internet is simple and easy to use. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 14:49:11 +1100 (EDT) From: "David Forrester" Subject: Re: TP 390E and PCMCIA slot network card On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 14:09:46 +1100 (AEDT), John Angelico wrote: >Hi all. > >For some time I have known that my previously working Xircom Ethernet PCMCIA >card (with BNC connector for coax cable) has >not been working. After a slow process of testing including replacing the >dongle, I have accepted that it's probably the card that >has been damaged (after checking in Win98 which told me "there is something >wrong with your Xircom card. Please check your >network devices and start again") > >Today I bought a D-Link 650 card after checking NicPak and other sources to >ensure I got a card which >a) had a BNC connector for my coax network cables >b) had OS/2 support > >Now I have to get used to a new set of card characteristics including that it >defaults to an address and interrupt setting on boot. > >The os2warp.be site is still rebuilding their Notebook/2 section so I can't >see what others have said about setting up the card. > >Does anyone have experience with the card on a Thinkpad, and can anyone >please tell me what I need to do to make >connections? > >PC-Card Director sees the card, recognises the manufacturer but does not have >any resources assigned to it. > >What more would people like to know about the machine etc? > I don't know anything about that card, but, I recently grabbed a copy of Chuck McKinnis' NICPAK and the pcmcia drivers. This includes drivers for something called a "D-Link DFE-650 Fast Ethernet PC Card". Is this the card? If so, there is a comment about adding IOADDRESS and INTERRUPT parameters at the start of the NIF file. If you don't already have a copy of this, it's on the os2warp.be site in the NICPAK section. -- David Forrester davidfor at internode.on dot net http://www.os2world dot com/djfos2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 17:13:49 +1100 (AEDT) From: "John Angelico" Subject: Re: TP 390E and PCMCIA slot network card On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 14:49:11 +1100 (EDT), David Forrester wrote: Hi David, and thanks for the speedy reply. >I don't know anything about that card, but, I recently grabbed a copy >of Chuck McKinnis' NICPAK and the pcmcia drivers. >This includes >drivers for something called a "D-Link DFE-650 Fast Ethernet PC Card". >Is this the card? Yes, that's the card. >If so, there is a comment about adding IOADDRESS and >INTERRUPT parameters at the start of the NIF file. That sounds exactly the kind of help I need... >If you don't already have a copy of this, it's on the os2warp.be site >in the NICPAK section. I have a copy of that but I can't find the comment. Whereabouts did you see it? Could you cut/n/paste it into your reply please? Best regards John Angelico OS/2 SIG os2 at melbpc dot org dot au or talldad at kepl dot com dot au ___________________ PMTagline v1.50 - Copyright, 1996-1997, Stephen Berg and John Angelico .... OS/2: TWICE an operating system, NOT HALF! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 4 ==========================** Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 18:35:41 +1100 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: TP 390E and PCMCIA slot network card >I don't know anything about that card, but, I recently grabbed a copy >of Chuck McKinnis' NICPAK and the pcmcia drivers. This includes >drivers for something called a "D-Link DFE-650 Fast Ethernet PC Card". >Is this the card? If so, there is a comment about adding IOADDRESS and >INTERRUPT parameters at the start of the NIF file. If you don't >already have a copy of this, it's on the os2warp.be site in the NICPAK >section. >-- >David Forrester > > Fast ethernet is 100 Mb/s - Co-ax BNC is 10 Mb/s at best, so I don't think that's the same card. Cheers/2 Ed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 5 ==========================** Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 20:35:06 +1100 (AEDT) From: "John Angelico" Subject: Re: TP 390E and PCMCIA slot network card On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 18:35:41 +1100, Ed Durrant wrote: > >>I don't know anything about that card, but, I recently grabbed a copy >>of Chuck McKinnis' NICPAK and the pcmcia drivers. This includes >>drivers for something called a "D-Link DFE-650 Fast Ethernet PC Card". >>Is this the card? If so, there is a comment about adding IOADDRESS and >>INTERRUPT parameters at the start of the NIF file. If you don't >>already have a copy of this, it's on the os2warp.be site in the NICPAK >>section. >>-- >>David Forrester >> >> >Fast ethernet is 100 Mb/s - Co-ax BNC is 10 Mb/s at best, so I don't >think that's the same card. Connector has both Coax BNC and a RJ-45 slot on the connector. It also has for operating modes/speeds: Full/Half Duplex and 10/100 with an "Autosense" parameter in Protocol.ini It tells me all over the place that it is a D-Link DFE-650 card. Best regards John Angelico OS/2 SIG os2 at melbpc dot org dot au or talldad at kepl dot com dot au ___________________ PMTagline v1.50 - Copyright, 1996-1997, Stephen Berg and John Angelico .... Internet Lie #2: The Internet is simple and easy to use. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------