Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 22:10:12 +1000 (EST) From: Andrew MacIntyre <andymac@bullseye.apana.org.au> To: Jamie Norwood <mistwolf@ethereal.net> Cc: Clem.Dye@wdr.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NetGear FA310-TX??? Message-ID: <Pine.OS2.3.95.990701220301.179A-100000@CENTRAL> In-Reply-To: <19990629143318.B1492@ethereal.net>
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On Tue, 29 Jun 1999, Jamie Norwood wrote:
> One thing I have been curious about is if there is a significant difference
> between these chipsets, as far as performance is concerned. I have a rev C
> and a rev D at home, and while the D seems slower, I can't really deny
> that it could just be that it is in a windows box. Has anyone benchmarked
> the tulip vs the PNIC?
Bill Paul, who has written many of the drivers for the Tulip "would-be
workalike" chips (PNIC, Realtek, VIA Rhine, Macronix are ones that come to
mind) posted his assessment of their utility relative to the original. I
can't recall which list, or exactly when, his message was posted, but if
you search the lists (start with questions & hardware) with some of the
above keywords you should turn find it.
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