Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 20:59:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org> To: David Greenman <dg@root.com> Cc: Alex Heiphetz <mysql-freebsd@home.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Intel EtherExpress PRO / PRO100+ Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006272045410.32758-100000@dt052n3e.san.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <200006280251.TAA19129@implode.root.com>
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On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, David Greenman wrote: > >Hi: > > > >I have used Intel EtherExpress PRO 10/100 on quite a few > >FreeBSD boxes I configured for myself and clients and > >always liked this card for performance and stability. > >Now, I got to put a second card in my server and I > >can't find good old Intel EtherExpress Pro. Looks > >like it has been replaced by Intel Pro/100+ Management > >Adapter. Do you know if the old driver would work? > >if not, do you know of a new driver? The box is running > >FreeBSD 3.3 if it matters. > > Well, it might work. It depends on the specific card rev. It should > definately work on FreeBSD 4.x...you might consider upgrading. I've been meaning to respond do the list with the results of my recent research on this. Intel split the "Etherexpress Pro/100+" into two lines, the Management Adapter and the Server Adapter (both with Pro/100+ in the name, and based on the 82559 chip). The main difference between the two is that the Management card has the wake-on-lan (WOL) stuff built in, and comes with the little cables that connect to an ATX motherboard. It also has the PXE stuff that Paul Saab et al are developing for FreeBSD now. The Server card has some features that look promising, but in the fine print it tells you that these are Windows specific. I can't find the URL that discusses the product evolution, but the specs for the Management Adapter are at: http://www.intel.com/network/tech_specs/pro100mgmt.htm and the Server Adapter page is at: http://www.intel.com/network/tech_specs/pro100srvr.htm FWIW, I concur with DG (like he needs my help :) 4.x is your best bet, although the new Management Adapter that I bought (below) went into a 3.4-Stable box and hasn't given me any problems. Hope this helps, Doug PS, shopper.com has these cards listed for $36, brand new. I recently bought 4 of them and have been very pleased. http://shopper.cnet.com/shopping/0-11619-301-0-0.html?tag=st.sh.11022-301-0.lst.list_11619 -- "Live free or die" - State motto of my ancestral homeland, New Hampshire Do YOU Yahoo!? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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