From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Aug 29 16:09:34 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA14291 for hardware-outgoing; Thu, 29 Aug 1996 16:09:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from GndRsh.aac.dev.com (GndRsh.aac.dev.com [198.145.92.241]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA14281 for ; Thu, 29 Aug 1996 16:09:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by GndRsh.aac.dev.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id QAA02070; Thu, 29 Aug 1996 16:08:45 -0700 From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <199608292308.QAA02070@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Subject: Re: 3COM network cards.. To: tweten@frihet.com Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 16:08:45 -0700 (PDT) Cc: brandon@tombstone.sunrem.com, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <199608292253.PAA04000@ns.frihet.com> from "David E. Tweten" at "Aug 29, 96 03:53:43 pm" X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL11 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com said: > >I have qualified the following products for use in systems I build: > >XX. TMG SMC9332DST SMC 10/100MB DEC 21140 ethernet (OEM) $ 145.00 > > Does your PCI 10/100 recommendation mean you believe that the best EISA > 10/100 card for FreeBSD is its companion, the SMC9232DST? No it does not. I don't have a recommendation for EISA, other than to replace your >2 year EISA technology with PCI. You can probably buy a new motherboard and the SMC9332 for what the SMC9232 would cost you. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD