From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com)
Date: Fri Sep 27 2002 - 13:32:52 PDT
On 27/09/02 16:19, "dannyzumwalt_at_mac.com" <dannyzumwalt_at_mac.com> wrote:
> The card i have is a dell card, but is made by 3com, which i have read is
> supported for newton.. after looking at that site you referenced.. (thanks)
> i found that it has to be a certain 3com.. and mine on the back says
> DF63C589D..
>
> I am assuming this will be the same as the 3C589D, which there is a driver
> for on that site.. hopefully I can make it work.. i'll be upset if not,
> since it was sold to me with the newton as a package deal...
>
> but, i am still not sure how to get the drivers from the pc to the newton..
> can you explain?
Yes, you use Newton Connection Utilities to connect to your Newton from your
PC using the serial cable that I think you mentioned you have, and then just
upload those packages to your Newton. Read the instructions again from
<http://www.chuma.org/newton/ethernet/>. Make sure that *all* packages from
Newton Internet Enabler and the needed drivers are installed on the same
store, preferably in the internal memory.
However, I doubt that you will be able to use the card you have. Each model
of card as a unique ID and the driver on the Newton will recognize only
those IDs that it was built to recognize. You need a perfect match or the
driver won't report to the OS that it recognizes said card and you will get
an error message saying: "There is a problem with this card. Newton cannot
recognizes this card.". Sometimes, the ID string returned by a given
revision of a specific model will change when a new revision is introduced.
You could always try to contact the guy that did write most of the Ethernet
drivers for the Newton. Check his web site at
<http://www.ff.iij4u.or.jp/~ngc/eng/newte.htm>.
And yes, I think some people reported NCU working fine with XP.
-Laurent.
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