[ale] Phone line networking

[Tom & JaVonn]

Danny:

The "bcm5700" module is specific to that chipset, a 10/100/1000 NIC. 
The LinkSys HPN200 uses Broadcom BCM4210, and a seach on "bcm4200" and "bcm4210" turned up experimental drivers at www.ews.uiuc.edu/~stenhous/ which I'll attempt to compile.

Thanks for the lead!

Tom

On 06 Sep 2002 14:31:44 -0400
Danny Cox <danscox at mindspring.com> wrote:

> Tom & JaVonn,
> 
> On Fri, 2002-09-06 at 14:47, Tom & JaVonn wrote:
> > All:
> > 
> > Don't laugh -- it works pretty well under Winbloze. But I'm unable to find support for Linux.
> > 
> > A family that's tired of viral infections would like to switch to Linux, but I'm frustrated after several hours searching:
> > 
> > * LinkSys HPN200 cards they use -- no support from LinkSys and they use Broadcom chips
> 
> 	Look for a module named "bcm5700" on the net.  It's not with the
> standard kernel, but we use it on one of our boxes, and it uses Broadcom
> ethernet chipsets.  It may work for you....
> 
> -- 
> kernel, n.: A part of an operating system that preserves the
> medieval traditions of sorcery and black art.
> 
> Danny
> 

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