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On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 01:55:56AM -0500, David Scheidt wrote:
> The RealTek cards supported by the rl(4) driver are trash.  If you want to
> write a better driver, knock yourself out.  I'm sure Bill Paul won't
> mind.  Keep in mind that there are other, better performing NICs
> available for the about same price.  
Most RL8139 cards work fine in our company. Most Windows PCs have these
cards (slowly replaced by integrated NICs on new motherboards), also
some FreeBSD-based routers have these NICs.