From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 7 16:46:53 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2A2716A40F for ; Sun, 7 Jan 2007 16:46:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.149.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E6D713C45A for ; Sun, 7 Jan 2007 16:46:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from c83-253-29-241.bredband.comhem.se ([83.253.29.241]:51346 helo=falcon.midgard.homeip.net) by ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1H3avk-0001ey-8o for stable@freebsd.org; Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:31:33 +0100 Received: (qmail 10186 invoked from network); 7 Jan 2007 17:31:29 +0100 Received: from owl.midgard.homeip.net (10.1.5.7) by falcon.midgard.homeip.net with SMTP; 7 Jan 2007 17:31:29 +0100 Received: (qmail 6844 invoked by uid 1001); 7 Jan 2007 17:31:29 +0100 Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 17:31:29 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson To: "O. Hartmann" Message-ID: <20070107163129.GA6767@owl.midgard.homeip.net> Mail-Followup-To: "O. Hartmann" , stable@freebsd.org References: <45A1182A.1000900@zedat.fu-berlin.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <45A1182A.1000900@zedat.fu-berlin.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-ACL-Warn: Too high rate of unknown addresses received from you X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1H3avk-0001ey-8o. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net 1H3avk-0001ey-8o 4f9d9018e764bef4a53fd1ad7ed739a9 Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel PRO/1000 PT Desktop NIC, PCIe 1x supported in FreeBSD 6.2? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2007 16:46:53 -0000 On Sun, Jan 07, 2007 at 04:56:26PM +0100, O. Hartmann wrote: > Hello, > the company I'm working is about to purchae some additional NICs for > some replacement built-in NICs of nForce 405-based desktop PCs. I would > like to purchase the above mentioned NICs from Intel, hoping the em() > driver is capable of handling the NICs. I have one of those cards (Intel PRO/1000 PT Desktop NIC) myself, and it works just fine under 6-STABLE. So far I have not had any problems at all with it. > I found in the list of supported hardware that Intels PRO/1000 series is > supported by the em() driver, but it is said that the nVidia 4XX chipset > is also supported, but not the specific Realtek PHYS/chip used on some > ASROCK boards (AM2NF6G-VSTA). So I would like to ask here first. > > Othr suggestions for good stable and fast NICs are welcome. Thanks. > > Regards, > Oliver > > P.S. I do not have problems coming along with 6-STABLE after 6.2 gets > released, so if you plan integrating support for the nVidia nForce 405 > and/or this mentioned specific Intel PRO/1000 NIC shortly after the > launch of 6.2-RELEASE I will also welcome positive answeres about this. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Intel PRO/1000 PT Desktop Adapter, 1x 1000Base-T, PCIe x1, low profile > (EXPI9300PTL) -- Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se