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   Message 464 of 1,512   
   Earl Colby Pottinger to All   
   Re: Drivers for VMware 4.5 virtual ether   
   29 Jun 04 12:08:45   
   
   From: earlcp@idirect.com   
      
   Johannes Rohr  :   
      
   > Hi everyone,   
   >   
   > I wonder if there are any BeOS drivers for AMD PCNET ethernet adapters.   
   > The reason is that the virtual ethernet device provided by VMware   
   > Workstation 4.5 is an emulation of such a card.   
   >   
   > Despite discouraging reports that Google has presented me with, I have   
   > found out that BeOS 5.0.3 PE installs and runs very smoothly within   
   > VMware, even though it is officially unsupported and will remain so.   
   >   
   > The only thing that doesn't work for me is networking.   
   >   
   > So, has anyone ever heard of that chipset and if any drivers exist   
   > anywhere?   
   >   
   > Thanks a lot in advance!   
      
   I don't know id there are but have you checked:   
      
   http://www.bebits.com and   
      
   http://www.bedrivers.com/   
      
                      Earl Colby Pottinger   
      
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