From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 16 18:26:50 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4EB72106564A for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:26:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jmg@h2.funkthat.com) Received: from h2.funkthat.com (gate.funkthat.com [70.36.235.232]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 247778FC1E for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:26:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from h2.funkthat.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h2.funkthat.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id p1GIFh0d036544 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:15:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jmg@h2.funkthat.com) Received: (from jmg@localhost) by h2.funkthat.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id p1GIFhkD036543; Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:15:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jmg) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:15:43 -0800 From: John-Mark Gurney To: Jay Borkenhagen Message-ID: <20110216181543.GT66284@funkthat.com> Mail-Followup-To: Jay Borkenhagen , freebsd-net@freebsd.org References: <19803.61841.359853.307539@oz.mt.att.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <19803.61841.359853.307539@oz.mt.att.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE i386 X-Files: The truth is out there X-URL: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/ X-Resume: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/resume.html X-Greylist: Sender passed SPF test, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.2 (h2.funkthat.com [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:15:43 -0800 (PST) Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: seeking recommendation: 1000Base-SX PCI NIC for FreeBSD 8 X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:26:50 -0000 Jay Borkenhagen wrote this message on Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 10:47 -0500: > After having been disappointed by one vendor *, I am returning to this > list to seek recommendations for 1000Base-SX PCI NICs. I am looking > to run them on FreeBSD 8 and beyond, and I need support for MTU > 1500 > bytes (initially around 4470, but possibly closer to 9k later). > > On http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.1R/hardware.html#ETHERNET I found > mention of several "SX" cards, but I have first-hand experience with > none of them. If anyone here can confirm jumbo support and current > retail availability of any such cards, I would be very appreciative. One option is to use an external media converter w/ a traditional gige NIC... I used one for a while when interfacing with a switch that did not have a copper gige port on it, only SX ports... I will admit I didn't try to run jumbo frames with the TrendNET one I had, but it work great for many years... searching for "1000base-sx media converter" should turn up plenty of results... -- John-Mark Gurney Voice: +1 415 225 5579 "All that I will do, has been done, All that I have, has not."