{"id":12983,"date":"2026-05-23T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/?p=12983"},"modified":"2026-05-23T10:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:20:02","slug":"retro_sound-novell738-149-00x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-novell738-149-00x\/","title":{"rendered":"Retro Net \u2013 Novell #738-149-00x"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Contents\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-3com-etherlink-ii-16\/#Netzwerk-Arten\" title=\"Network types\">Network types<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-3com-etherlink-ii-16\/#Fazit\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-3com-etherlink-ii-16\/#Probleme\" title=\"Problems\">Problems<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-3com-etherlink-ii-16\/#Karte_wird_nicht_erkannt\" title=\"Card not recognised\">Card not recognised<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-3com-etherlink-ii-16\/#Verwandte_Beitrage\" title=\"Related Posts\">Related Posts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-3com-etherlink-ii-16\/#Quellen\" title=\"Sources\">Sources<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-3com-etherlink-ii-16\/#Gute_Anlaufstellen_fur_Treiber\" title=\"Good places to get drivers\">Good places to get drivers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-3com-etherlink-ii-16\/#Log\" title=\"Log\">Log<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>16-bit Novell network card with a decent length ;) . With some luck, the card could be NE2000 compatible. Both have a socket for a 27C64 EPROM. An AUI port makes them RJ45 compatible. Very nice card and even RJ45 capable with an adapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ansichten\"><\/span>Views<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"462\" data-id=\"12985\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183509-1024x462.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183509-1024x462.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183509-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183509-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183509-1536x692.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183509-2048x923.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) calc(100vw - 50px), (max-width: 767px) calc(100vw - 70px), (max-width: 991px) 429px, (max-width: 1199px) 637px, 354px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">#738-149-002 \u2013 Front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" data-id=\"12986\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183524-2-1024x606.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183524-2-1024x606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183524-2-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183524-2-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183524-2-1536x909.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183524-2-2048x1212.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) calc(100vw - 50px), (max-width: 767px) calc(100vw - 70px), (max-width: 991px) 429px, (max-width: 1199px) 637px, 354px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">#738-149-002 \u2013 Back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" data-id=\"12987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183540-2-1024x513.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183540-2-1024x513.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183540-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183540-2-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183540-2-1536x770.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183540-2-2048x1026.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183540-2-800x400.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183540-2-1200x600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) calc(100vw - 50px), (max-width: 767px) calc(100vw - 70px), (max-width: 991px) 429px, (max-width: 1199px) 637px, 354px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">#738-149-001 \u2013 Second board: same DP IC on the front, but in a different package<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"12989\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183557-2-1024x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183557-2-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183557-2-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183557-2-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183557-2-1536x811.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/20250408_183557-2-2048x1081.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) calc(100vw - 50px), (max-width: 767px) calc(100vw - 70px), (max-width: 991px) 429px, (max-width: 1199px) 637px, 354px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">#738-149-001 \u2013 2nd network card, rear view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fakten\"><\/span>Facts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-21-no-2\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-21\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Manufacturer<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Novell<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Novell<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Designation<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">738-149-001 Rev F<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">738-149-002 Rev C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Chip<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">DP8390DN<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">DP83901AV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Year of manufacture (integrated circuit card)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1988 (1992)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1990 (1992)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10Base2 (BNC)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">X<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10 Base-T (RJ45)\/AUI<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">X<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10 Base-T (RJ45)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">100 Base X (RJ45)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1000 Base X (RJ45)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Other connections<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Configuration<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jumper<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Jumper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ROM Support<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">X<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ROM Type<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">27C64<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">27C64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ISA 8-bit<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ISA 16-bit<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">X<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VLB<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">PCI<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">PCI-E<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Compatible with<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">NE2000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">NE2000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Compatible designation<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">NE2000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">NE2000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-21-no-2 from cache -->\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Handbuch\"><\/span>User 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class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Treiber\"><\/span>Driver<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DOS\"><\/span>Disk Operating System<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-7259ee10-4f38-45ef-b400-14f1b95ad4fc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Novell738-149-00x_MSLANMAN.DOS_.7z\">Novell#738-149-00x_MSLANMAN.DOS<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Novell738-149-00x_MSLANMAN.DOS_.7z\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-7259ee10-4f38-45ef-b400-14f1b95ad4fc\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-abfa5739-120a-4d59-9c2c-5bdd891ed567\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Novell738-149-00x_PLUSDIAG.7z\">Novell#738-149-00x_PLUSDIAG<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Novell738-149-00x_PLUSDIAG.7z\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-abfa5739-120a-4d59-9c2c-5bdd891ed567\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-7976a9ea-63ab-4156-8df6-6b7e1c3f5d8e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Novell738-149-00x_ne2000_pktdrv.zip\">Novell#738-149-00x_ne2000_pktdrv<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Novell738-149-00x_ne2000_pktdrv.zip\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-7976a9ea-63ab-4156-8df6-6b7e1c3f5d8e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code class=\"\">REM Autoexec.bat\nc:\\driver\\network\\ne2000\\ne2000.com 0x60 3 0x320\n\nREM Config.sys - nothing needed<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>There must be a real MAC address visible, so nothing like 00:00:00:00:00 or F9:F9:F9:F9:F9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Windows_3x\"><\/span>Windows 3.x<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Contain?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Windows 9.x, XP, 2000 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Include!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Windows NT 3.5, 4.0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>contain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OS2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Novell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your entire driver package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The whole driver package<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d9ffa094-c8f4-4c8a-a7f5-e14b1499622d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000-d1.zip\">2000-d1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000-d1.zip\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-d9ffa094-c8f4-4c8a-a7f5-e14b1499622d\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Troubleshooting<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chips properly inserted<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The computer didn't start with the second board. I initially suspected a short circuit but found nothing. After I got the first board working, I thought to myself, \"I'll take out the network IC and give it a bit of contact spray.\" When reinserting it, I noticed I no longer knew its orientation. However, there's a dot on the IC and an arrow in the socket. My pictures, though, showed the IC inserted in a different direction. I compared it with pictures from the internet, rotated the IC, and off it went...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Obtain datasheets, block diagrams and schematics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-04-09-11_44_42-1988_National_Data_Communications_Local_Area_Networks_UARTs_Handbook.pdf.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13013\" style=\"width:794px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-04-09-11_44_42-1988_National_Data_Communications_Local_Area_Networks_UARTs_Handbook.pdf.jpg 796w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-04-09-11_44_42-1988_National_Data_Communications_Local_Area_Networks_UARTs_Handbook.pdf-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-04-09-11_44_42-1988_National_Data_Communications_Local_Area_Networks_UARTs_Handbook.pdf-768x474.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) calc(100vw - 50px), (max-width: 767px) calc(100vw - 70px), (max-width: 991px) 429px, (max-width: 1199px) 637px, 354px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Block Diagram for Reference Implementation \u2013 Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitsavers.org\/components\/national\/_dataBooks\/1988_National_Data_Communications_Local_Area_Networks_UARTs_Handbook.pdf#page=134&amp;zoom=auto,-207,651\">Link<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\"  class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1988_National_Data_Communications_Local_Area_Networks_UARTs_Handbook_Pinout.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 1988_National_Data_Communications_Local_Area_Networks_UARTs_Handbook_Pinout.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-ef332edd-308e-43ab-b49d-a9ae2e642885\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1988_National_Data_Communications_Local_Area_Networks_UARTs_Handbook_Pinout.pdf\">1988\\_National\\_Data\\_Communications\\_Local\\_Area\\_Networks\\_UARTs\\_Handbook\\_Pinout<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1988_National_Data_Communications_Local_Area_Networks_UARTs_Handbook_Pinout.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ef332edd-308e-43ab-b49d-a9ae2e642885\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\"  class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1988_National_Data_Communications_Local_Area_Networks_UARTs_Handbook_revdes.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 1988_National_Data_Communications_Local_Area_Networks_UARTs_Handbook_revdes.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-ce4de23c-e90a-4925-b753-9cdadb8bfa22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1988_National_Data_Communications_Local_Area_Networks_UARTs_Handbook_revdes.pdf\">1988 National Data Communications Local Area Networks UARTs Handbook revised edition<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1988_National_Data_Communications_Local_Area_Networks_UARTs_Handbook_revdes.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ce4de23c-e90a-4925-b753-9cdadb8bfa22\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sonstiges\"><\/span>Miscellaneous<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Netzwerk-Arten\"><\/span>Network types<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/?p=12059\">https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/?p=12059<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fazit\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Question<\/th><th>Answer<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Does the card work<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>How much did it cost?<\/td><td>The two items cost me \u20ac20 including postage.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Was the price okay?<\/td><td>Yes, with luck at a good price.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Is it worth it?<\/td><td> For me, yes, if someone only has RJ45 wiring, then rather not, the adapter costs another \u20ac10-40 and unnecessarily sticks out the back of the computer for a long time.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overall conclusion<\/td><td>Positive \u2013 Looking forward to having two NE2000-compatible cards that fit perfectly into old PCs.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Formal conclusion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Problems <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No instructions and memory address unknown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If a driver is known, simply specify all addresses from 0x160-0x360 when loading. If the MAC address is not displayed as FF...FF, then the correct memory address should have been found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verwandte_Beitrage\"><\/span>Related Posts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\">\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-novell738-149-00x\/\">Retro Net \u2013 Novell #738-149-00x<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_net-retro-net-umc-9007f\/\">Retro Net \u2013 UMC 9007F<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-compaq-nc-3120\/\">Retro Net \u2013 Compaq NC 3121 40236-006<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-emplate-6\/\">Retro Net \u2013 COGENT Data eMaster 960001-04 \/ DEC 21\u00d74<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-emplate-5\/\">Retro Net \u2013 Realtek RTL8139x<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-ethernet-accelerator-pn-142640-420-rev-01e\/\">Retro Net \u2013 Viglen Ethernet Accelerator PN: 142640-420 Rev-01E<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-emplate-4\/\">Retro Net \u2013 3Com Etherlink XL PCI 3C900B<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-dlink-dge-528t\/\">Retro Net \u2013 DLink DGE-528T<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-emplate-3\/\">Retro Net \u2013 Artisoft LANtastic<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-3com-etherlink-ii-16\/\">Retro Net \u2013 3Com Etherlink II\/16<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quellen\"><\/span>Sources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NE2000\">https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NE2000<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hackaday.com\/2021\/04\/24\/was-novells-ne2000-really-that-bad\">https:\/\/hackaday.com\/2021\/04\/24\/was-novells-ne2000-really-that-bad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.os2museum.com\/wp\/was-the-ne2000-really-that-bad\">https:\/\/www.os2museum.com\/wp\/was-the-ne2000-really-that-bad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Good places to get network cards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>DLINK <a href=\"https:\/\/ftp.dlink.de\/\">DLink FTP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DOS Packet Driver <a href=\"http:\/\/www.georgpotthast.de\/sioux\/packet.htm\">http:\/\/www.georgpotthast.de\/sioux\/packet.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DOS Packet Driver <a href=\"https:\/\/packetdriversdos.net\">https:\/\/packetdriversdos.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wrapper PD  ODI\/NDIS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shikadi.net\/network\/\">https:\/\/www.shikadi.net\/network\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Computer-Retro \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/computer-retro.de\">https:\/\/computer-retro.de<\/a>\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General point of contact for hardware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vogons <a href=\" https:\/\/vogonsdrivers.com\">https:\/\/vogonsdrivers.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Retro Web \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/theretroweb.com\">https:\/\/theretroweb.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phil's Computer Lab <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philscomputerlab.com\">https:\/\/www.philscomputerlab.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Total Hardware \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/th99.dosreloaded.de\/\">https:\/\/th99.dosreloaded.de\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Log\"><\/span>Log<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Date<\/th><th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>08.04.2025<\/td><td>Post created, images added, a bit of research done.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23.05.2026<\/td><td>A few errors in the text corrected and the phrasing improved 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With a bit of luck, the card could be NE2000 compatible. Both have a socket for a 27C64 EPROM. An AUI port makes them RJ45 compatible. Very nice card and even RJ45 capable with an adapter. Views Facts Manual Source: https:\/\/arvutimuuseum.ee\/th99\/n\/E-H\/40307.htm Drivers DOS A proper MAC address must be...<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/retro_sound-3com-etherlink-ii-16\/\" class=\"read-more-link\">Carry on reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\"Retro Net &#8211; 3Com Etherlink II\/16\"<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12992,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[833,869],"tags":[876,878,873,964,150,812,811,966,965],"modified_by":"sfambach","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12983"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12983"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15505,"href":"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12983\/revisions\/15505"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fambach.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}