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Date:      Mon, 1 Apr 2002 19:40:49 -0600
From:      mikea <mikea@mikea.ath.cx>
To:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Support for INTEL high-end server cards
Message-ID:  <20020401194049.A15504@mikea.ath.cx>
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020401203416.01fb67e0@192.168.1.1>; from forrie@forrie.com on Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 08:37:14PM -0500
References:  <5.1.0.14.2.20020401203416.01fb67e0@192.168.1.1>

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On Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 08:37:14PM -0500, Forrest Aldrich wrote:
> Is there support somewhere for the high-end Intel (fxp) server optimized 
> network cards?  This one I have has the Intel i960 chip, the model number 
> might be 687231-006.
> 
> I ask because the lastest FreeBSD 4.5 snapshot installation did not pick up 
> this card, so I used a lower-end 3com.

There is indeed support. I have multiple machines at work and 
one at home with fxp cards; they just sit there and move data
fast. 

I'm more than somewhat surprised that your install didn't see 
the fxp card "out of the box", so to speak. Mine always have.

-- 
Mike Andrews
mikea@mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin since 1964

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