OT request: need SIIG and SMC network drivers

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Sat Jun 12 15:44:08 1999

<It's been my experience that the ONLY way to ensure that the autoinstall
<software of one of SMC's network boards works properly is to put it in a
<system which does not have PLUG_N_PLAY capability and then ensure it's the

Just installed one at work into a file/printserver (W95 and HP6000).
Did it by the book and it went as no big deal. I did as usual remove the
bad one delete it from the device profile first or W95 will get stupid.

I have PnP system of the early genreation types most are P133 and P166
with loads of lagacy stuff around and generally they behave. when they
don't I've found the manufacturers disk to be handy (Intel EPRO10/PnP
especially) to sort out the occasional errant card pulled from the spares
bin (used but known good).

Allison
Received on Sat Jun 12 1999 - 15:44:08 BST