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Date:      Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:52:21 +0100 (CET)
From:      Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
To:        Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@freebsd.org>
Cc:        PYUN Yong-Hyeon <pyunyh@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Graham Bentley <admin@cpcnw.co.uk>
Subject:   Re: Marvell 88E8052 PCI-E LAN on FreeBSD 7.0
Message-ID:  <20081030165114.T13422@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
In-Reply-To: <20081030123815.GA4568@icarus.home.lan>
References:  <op.ujt418h2t4j7n6@3bsd.cpcnw.co.uk> <20081030123815.GA4568@icarus.home.lan>

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> Purely as an example: in my Wiki, section "Network devices", see the
> entry for the 88E8040 NIC.  I'm still working with Yong-Hyeon to try to
> get him access to a laptop that has this chip so he can write the
> driver.

the best solution is to not use that cards. it's producer's choice to 
loose some clients.

> I would urge you to go out and purchase an Intel Pro/1000 PT card, which
> runs for around 30-40 USD.  It's good to have a spare NIC on hand

i exactly did it everywhere i had such problems.

they are excellent



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