Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:10:28 -0300 From: Gonzalo Nemmi <gnemmi@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PCI Gigabit Ethernet network interface card (NIC) recommendations Message-ID: <200808010010.28280.gnemmi@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <18578.31748.337951.8423@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <D462340377814931852CBF7E12CE2107@a64x23800p> <18578.31748.337951.8423@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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On Thursday 31 July 2008 23:59:16 Robert Huff wrote: > David Christensen writes: > > I would like to add a PCI Gigabit Ethernet network interface card > > (NIC) to the computer and was wondering what cards other people > > are using and how they liked them. Any comments and/or > > recommendations would be appreciated. > > Realtek-based cards were mentioned; they seem to do well under > light to moderate loads, but not so well when the going gets tough. > Intel-based cards, on the other hand, have a superior track > record; probably doesn't hurt the driver is maintained by Intel. I > replaced an re() card with a Pro/1000 dual port, and watched errors > drop from ~1% to _0_ in 11 days of moderate to heavy usage. Thanks for that info Robert ! Will take it into consideration next time I buy a NIC :) You just probably turned me into Pro/1000 ;) -- Blessings Gonzalo Nemmi
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