Subject: Re: NetBSD and FZA SAS FDDI card
To: Toru Nishimura <nisimura@itc.aist-nara.ac.jp>
From: Chris G. Demetriou <cgd@pa.dec.com>
List: port-pmax
Date: 08/20/1997 17:37:27
> > Has anyone written the nic code to support DEC's FZA single attached
> > turbo channel FDDI card? Most of my DS5k/240's have the FZA cards
> > in them and I was wondering about using NetBSD in place of Ultrix
> > on a select group of applications.
>
> Just FYI, I've once used DEFTA (PDQ PMAF-FA) FDDI turbo channel card
> with DEC 3000 model 300 (21064 alpha machine). I tried severe network
> traffic over FDDI, and NetBSD/Alpha snapshot could drive it
> flawlessly. I had no chance for DEFTA with MIPS machines, though. At
> least one implementation can work with NetBSD.
Unfortunately, the DEFZA is a ... very different board than the DEFTA.
chris