From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Dec 30 12:48:40 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from ns1.lr.net (ns1.lr.net [205.219.188.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48B6D151CD for ; Thu, 30 Dec 1999 12:48:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from waldroni@lr.net) Received: from camry ([208.133.217.11]) by ns1.lr.net (Netscape Mail Server v1.1) with SMTP id AAA14017 for ; Thu, 30 Dec 1999 15:48:33 -0400 Message-ID: <002601bf5307$36ef6b80$0bd985d0@camry> Reply-To: "Isaac Waldron" From: "Isaac Waldron" To: References: <02ad01bf52e6$6d6ed900$c3d985d0@camry> <386B90E7.E5D588FD@3-cities.com> Subject: Re: Netgear FA310TX NIC Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 15:48:22 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > If you only have two machines a crossover patch card is far cheaper. > For performance, an Intel Pro 100+ is probably much faster. When you > install a hub, you run half-duplex. You have to say half-fast very > quickly :). A starter kit probably runs around the same price as two > Intel NIC's and a crossover patch cord. You force them into > full-duplex and get the full benefit of your network. > > Kent Thanks for the advice, but I should have been more specific. The other reason I want the hub (or small switch, if I can find the cash) is because I have friends who want to play games on Windoze (I dual boot FreeBSD and Windoze 98). That way, I can have some friends come over with their machines and set up a game fest, perhaps using my FreeBSD box as a server (there is a port for Quakeserver, a popular game). So, basically my question is, how is the FA310TX as far as reliability and speed? Was it an easy setup? Is it a reasonably fast card (as far as 100 mbps NIC's go)? Thanks again, Isaac Waldron To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message