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Will Rose wrote:

> JL (jlimon@here.net) wrote:
> : Does anyone know how to detect the port that the network card is on?  I
> : currently have everything on the network configured except for the port.  I
> : don't know what the port is, but the IRQ is 11.  Thanks.
>
> Most cards are configured either with jumpers, or some utility which
> runs under MSDOS (as the lowest common denominator).  The exceptions
> are Plug and Play cards; I don't know how you set up those.
>
> Will
> cwr@crash.cts.com

A number of P'n'P NIC's have DOS utilities to view and/or set their
configurations; I know my 3Com Etherlink III and Intel EtherExpress cards do, as
do several NE2000 clones I have worked with.  What kind of card are you using,
JL?

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