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From: Martin Harriss <martin@Princeton.EDU>
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Date: Sun,  3 Jun 2001 11:51:36 -0400
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Wolfgang Helbig wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I want to use a PnP-card (NE2000 "clone"). The BIOS does not
> support PnP. And I do not want to port the PnP code from NetBSD
> to Plan 9. (about 3000 lines of intimitating code) Its hard to find
> a non PnP ethernet card nowadays. Any advices? Any experiences with a
> situation like this?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Wolfgang

There are ISA NE2000 clone ethernet cards that can be set to be
configured either by PnP or by jumper or by a configuration program.  I
see them all the time at computer shows here in the US; they may or may
not be available in Germany.

Martin