Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix byte-swapped ethernet addr for Asante Fast 10/100 PCI Adapter

From: [email-masked] (David D. Kilzer)
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 08:46:35 -0600

On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 11:49:38PM -0600, David D. Kilzer wrote:

> Finally, it may be possible to replace the new
> needs_mac_addr_byte_swapped() function with a check of the PCI vendor
> and device IDs, assuming all tulip ethernet cards using the LC82C168
> chipset have this same problem (and the same PCI IDs):
>
> 	if (pdev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_LITEON
> 		&& pdev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_LITEON_LNE100TX)
>  		for (i = 0; i < 6; i+=2) {
> 			...
> 		}

FWIW, I've ordered both a Kingston KNE100TX and a Netgear FA310TX card
to do some testing on.  I should have results in a week or so, depending
on how fast they're shipped from the eBay sellers.

Netgear 10/100 Network Card - NO SHIPPING!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=58299&item=3075759665

Kingston KNE100TX 10/100 Ethernet Card
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20319&item=3074775351

Dave

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