          Document:  PCI ethernet cards for OS/2
        Maintainer:  Patrick Duffy, duffy@theory.chem.ubc.ca
Last Revision Date:  May 21, 1995
       Archived at:  ftp.netcom.com, in directory /pub/ab/abe/
         Web pages:  http://warp.eecs.berkeley.edu/os2/workbench/work.htm

This is the PCI ethernet cards for OS/2 list.  I try at all times to
keep it accurate, so if you spot any flaws/omissions, please do not
hesitate to let me know and I'll fix them for the next release.  I'll
start recommending cards as I get reports of success/failure.

Useful Numbers:
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Racal:           http://www.racal.com (web site)

Manufacturer           Model         Comments
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 3Com                  EtherLink III This is 3Com's PCI card.  It will
                                     busmaster (so be sure to put it
into a busmastering slot on your PCI board), and uses what 3Com calls
"parallel processing technology" to ensure fast performance.  No drivers
(ODI and NDIS) exist for the card, although 3Com says they're "in
development".  This is a shame, because the card sounds like a good one.
3Com apparently blames the poor PCI implementation in OS/2, though this
does not seem to have stopped other people from coming up with
drivers...

 Racal                 PCI T2        This is Racal's PCI card.  It
                                     apparently has both ODI and NDIS
drivers in the box, and uses the AMD AM7990 chip for its networking
operations.  I've had no reports of success yet with the card.

 SMC                   PCI           This is SMC's ethernet card.  It
                       PowerEther    uses a Digital chip.  Drivers for
                                     ODI and NDIS are available.
Apparently the card does not perform well, however; one person has
reported seeing his network performance drop from 1040 kB/sec to 400
kB/sec when switching from an SMC Elite16T ISA to this card.  Still
another reports that loading the drivers locks his system solid.

That's what I know.  E-Mail/post with additions/corrections and I'll
post again.
