Re: [NTLK] Ethernet card question

From: Kolbjørn Barmen (kolla_at_nvg.ntnu.no)
Date: Sat Jul 14 2001 - 10:22:40 EDT


On Fri, 13 Jul 2001, Steve Lombardi wrote:

>
> Based on the info I found online, I bought a D-Link DFE-550 card
> (although the info online was for a DE-550, I foolishly thought it
> would be the same.
>
> But the Newton doesn't recognise the card when inserted. I installed
> the ATLAN drivers. Is it just because this card is the "F" version,
> which apparently means 10/100 instead of just 10mbps?
>
> Any thoughts?

If it is a 100/10 card, then chances are high this is a so called
cardbus card (32bit) which will not work with Newton which has an
old PCMCIA-2.1 (16bit) interface.

-- kolla

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