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From: "Mark Cheeseman" <cheese@websource.com.au>
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Date:          Sun, 23 Feb 1997 10:16:30 +0000
Subject:       Buggy (?) 3C509
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I'm considering changing the NICs in a few of our machines from 
NE2000 clones to 3C509s, but a few of the docs on www.freebsd.org and 
LINT note that the ep driver is 'buggy'. 

Can somebody shed any light on specifics (or indeed, if the bugs are 
still there)?

I need to increase Ethernet throughput on these machines, and thought 
I'd try the '509s since I have a few ot them. Suggestions for other 
quick  ISA cards are also welcome, but I'd like to use the 509 if 
possible.

Thanks,
mark