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   Christian Holzapfel to All   
   Re: IBM LAN Adapter/A with Win95?   
   13 Mar 23 00:03:00   
   
   From: google@holzapfel.biz   
      
   At least on Win98SE the adapter is not in the included drivers list, and I   
   thought they had similar drivers with 95.   
   The latest available driver from IBM is for Win3x.    
   Using the "New Hardware Wizard" (not the "Install Network Adapter" wizard from   
   the network settings!) and pointing it to \DOS when asked   
   copies the NDIS2 driver and installs the network card under 98SE (haven't   
   tried on 95, but would    
   expect similar).   
      
   But wanderer beware: It is a 16-bit DOS mode driver being used under a 32-bit   
   operating system, with a noticable performance penalty.   
   Reading a huge, linear file over the network gave me around 890 kbps, while   
   the 3com 529-TP gave me a solid megabyte.   
   I wouldn't be surprised if this is because of the network compatibility mode.   
   Indeed possible the LAN/A performs better under Win3x or Linux with proper   
   drivers though.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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