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3com 3c990</a>

3com has given us a driver to support the ethernet component of this

3com gave us a driver to support the ethernet component of this chipset,

chipset. That driver is being ported. We are also supposed to receive

and based on that, we have written our own ethernet driver. The driver

information for supporting the cryptography functions, which will require

is not yet imported, since we are waiting for a licencing change which we

a little bit amount of IPSEC subsystem rearranging.

require on the microcode. We have also received (all?) the information

needed for supporting the cryptographic functions, which will require a

little bit amount of IPSEC subsystem rearranging. Check back later..

<li>Intel IPSEC card

Much like 3COM, Intel has been refusing to get us documentation. We

Much like Intel does for all their networking division components, and

have talked to about five technical people who are involved in the

completely unlike most other vendors, Intel steadfastly refuse to provide

development of those products. They all wanted us to have documentation.

us with documentation. We have talked to about five technical people who

They commend us on what we have done. But their hands are tied by

are involved in the development of those products. They all want us to

management who does not perceive a benefit to themselves for providing

have documentation. They commend us on what we have done. But their hands

documentation.

are tied by management who does not perceive a benefit to themselves for

providing documentation. Forget about Intel. (If you want to buy gigabit

ethernet hardware, we recommend anything else... for the same reason:

most drivers we have for Intel networking hardware were written without

documentation).

<li>Intel 82802AB/82802AC Firmware Hub RNG