From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 20 22:15:10 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26C2E16A421; Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:15:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from raven.bwct.de (raven.bwct.de [85.159.14.73]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AA8A13C4E1; Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:15:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely5.cicely.de ([10.1.1.7]) by raven.bwct.de (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id m0KMF71a088661; Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:15:07 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (cicely12.cicely.de [10.1.1.14]) by cicely5.cicely.de (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id m0KMErG8030458 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:14:54 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id m0KMErxb025301; Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:14:53 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: (from ticso@localhost) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.13.4/8.13.3/Submit) id m0KMErHB025300; Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:14:53 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso) Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:14:53 +0100 From: Bernd Walter To: NetOpsCenter Message-ID: <20080120221452.GG22192@cicely12.cicely.de> References: <47928642.2090707@gmail.com> <4792A17E.9060208@hdk5.net> <4792B383.6010406@gmail.com> <20080120105540.GB22192@cicely12.cicely.de> <4793AFD2.40805@hdk5.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4793AFD2.40805@hdk5.net> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD cicely12.cicely.de 5.4-STABLE alpha User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED=-1.8, BAYES_00=-2.599 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on cicely12.cicely.de Cc: Greg Mars , freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org, ticso@cicely.de, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Realtek 8111B LAN Chipset X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ticso@cicely.de List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:15:10 -0000 On Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 10:32:18AM -1000, NetOpsCenter wrote: > Bernd Walter wrote: > > > >Realtek has two devices for Gbit PCI: the 8169 and the reduced 8110. > >They are both more or less the same - likely even the same chip inside, > >but the later has pins reduced. > >AFAIK the later can't have an external PHY, which you can't have anyway > >if there is neither a connector or PHY itself connected on the board. > >The 8168 is the successor for PCI express, with the 8111 being the new > >reduced variant. > >Both PCIe are detected but didn't run stable with our re(4), but it is > >said that the latest driver fixes this and also adds a good speed > >improvement. > > > > > Thanks for the info Bernd, > > I have the 8169's running fine on 7.* and 8.* . I believe these have > the new drivers. The 8169 are not PCI express - they work stable since a very long time now, but the latest additions have some enhancements for them. One of the additions is seeable by issuing ifconfig, that is TSO4, which wasn't supported previously, but there were other speed enhancements as well. I've just looked into CVS and it was added in Rev 1.101 I don't know how much of it made it into 7.0. -- B.Walter http://www.bwct.de http://www.fizon.de bernd@bwct.de info@bwct.de support@fizon.de