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In message Mon, 21 Mar 1994 01:31:22 -0600 (CST), Sean Chou <ychou@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> writes: > >> I am working on it. I have a 3Comm card ordered (the $99 special). It >> apparently isn't supported by EasyPlay yet and cannot be hot >> plugged/unplugged but I am going to put it in a port replicator where >> it > > Have you tried to make an entry for it? I haven't explored the issure > much yet but I would be interested in such a beast when I get my card... > > >> I use the TP at the office. We will see. I will let you know how it >> all works out. >> > > Thank you! > Sean, just to give you an update. I recieved my 3Comm card and with much hassle have got it installed and working. Fortunatly, we have a great tech support guy in my department and he handled the whole thing. I actually couldn't begin to tell you what he did. I do know, however, that we originally loaded it through my regular config.sys file and it just took too much time to boot up - several minutes before it ran through all of the drivers. Also, DOS ram was in the lower 500 k range. (We have some special problems here at Penn State because I wanted to be able to use the University net system and it uses some rather antiquated and bulky drivers.) To make a long story short, we decided to use three boot files in the config.sys: Normal (PCMCIA drivers and WFWG), Net (3Comm drivers, PCMCIA drivers and WFWG - but WFWG not used as a server), and Games. This setup seems to be working fine. Also, we have not been able to figure out yet how to get the 3Comm driver to recognize the ports in the replicator. I have had to load the 3Comm card in the TP. Using EasyPlay, this was no problem. It recognized the 3Comm card by name in slot 4 (or 3) but of course doesn't have the information to configure the card. I would like to leave the 3Comm card in the replicator and not have to carry it in the TP as the only place I use the card is at work. So our tech support guy says he is going to try and work on this. Maybe IBM will come out with an updated version of EasyPlay that will support the 3Comm card. That would be nice. And then again, maybe it will take until Microsoft comes out with "Chicago" where (hopefully) all of these kinds of problems will go away. BTW, great job on the mailing list. I find it extremely helpful and interesting! Rick ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ WPA@psu.edu Rick Andrew <*> HRI Finance WPA@psuvm.psu.edu Penn State Univ 814-863-0272 University Park, PA 16802 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^