thedark
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 Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:02 pm Post subject: Notes on AMD PCnet / LANCE Based cards |
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The AMD LANCE (Local Area Network Controller for Ethernet) was the original offering, and has since been replaced by the `PCnet-ISA' chip, otherwise known as the 79C960. Note that the name `LANCE' has stuck, and some people will refer to the new chip by the old name. Dave Roberts of the Network Products Division of AMD was kind enough to contribute the following information regarding this chip:
`Functionally, it is equivalent to a NE1500. The register set is identical to the old LANCE with the 1500/2100 architecture additions. Older 1500/2100 drivers will work on the PCnet-ISA. The NE1500 and NE2100 architecture is basically the same. Initially Novell called it the 2100, but then tried to distinguish between coax and 10BASE-T cards. Anything that was 10BASE-T only was to be numbered in the 1500 range. That's the only difference. |
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