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Subject: Re: Good FreeBSD Supported Gigabit Ethernet Card?
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Andrey Slusar writes:

>    In gigabit networks if_re is not very stable card - needs
>    disabling TXCSUM(ifconfig re0 -txcsum) - it's not great
>    choice.

	(Wired) RealTek(-based) cards in general have a very bad
reputation under FreeBsd.  See the archives for examples.


					Robert Huff