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Is there a refernce manual for programming NIC... like programming PCI NIC RTL8139
Further, How many such NIC providers (vendors) are present. Is it possible to program for alll.... is there a standard to which all these providers adhere?
I'll be really thankfull if any one can show me a programmer's reference manual for NICs like we have it for intel chips....
There used to be a basic set of requirements that all NICs used, NE2000 compliance. However, I don't know how relavent it is today and I can't imagine all the lowlevel programability was the same for each NIC. There are other examples out there to be sure, but varied results occur when searching. Here are a couple other links:
"All parts should go together without forcing. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer." -- IBM maintenance manual, 1975
