Ethernet support

[Rudi C. <ru...@am...>]

Hi there.

I've been looking at APUS' support for Zorro Ethernet cards and it
doesn't seem that encouraging. The FAQ, which is quite old, lists only
the A2065, the AriadneI/II and the Hydra as supported.

I was interested in getting an X-Surf, but apparently there's no driver
for it. I know that it comes with full programming documentation and that
it shouldn't be impossible to adapt an existing driver for Realtek
chipsets, but these days time definitely isn't something I have plenty
of. ;(((

The AriadneII could be the second option, but the FAQ says it runs at 10%
the speed of the Amiga (SANA) driver. Have things improved in the
meantime? The cards also seem to be harder to find, BTW.

I could look for a second-hand Hydra, but as far as I know it has only
BNC and my hub only has RJ45 (and thus I'd need an expensive adaptor).
Ouch.

Then there's the IOBlix and its Ethernet module. The card isn't listed in
the FAQ at all, but I've found in the mailing list archives that a few
weeks ago a driver for the serial port(s) was added. No driver for the
Ethernet module, though, so this is pretty much the same as with the
X-Surf. Last but not least, the two cost roughly twice as much as the
X-Surf (based on Software Hut's listings). Double ouch. And I wouldn't
use the serial/parallel ports at all (triple ouch).

Any suggestions?

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