From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 8 13:03:16 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B91A37B405 for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2003 13:03:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mta01-svc.ntlworld.com (mta01-svc.ntlworld.com [62.253.162.41]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09D7243FD7 for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2003 13:03:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from scott@fishballoon.org) Received: from fishballoon.org ([81.104.195.199]) by mta01-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.37 201-229-121-137-20020806) with ESMTP id <20030608200313.SZBJ17594.mta01-svc.ntlworld.com@fishballoon.org> for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2003 21:03:13 +0100 Received: from tuatara.fishballoon.org (tuatara [192.168.1.6]) by fishballoon.org (8.12.8p1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h58K2V4o055957 for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2003 21:02:31 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from scott@tuatara.fishballoon.org) Received: (from scott@localhost) by tuatara.fishballoon.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h58K2UH5029878 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 8 Jun 2003 21:02:30 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from scott) Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 21:02:30 +0100 From: Scott Mitchell To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030608200230.GC26871@tuatara.fishballoon.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE i386 Subject: Reliable USB NIC? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2003 20:03:16 -0000 I know it sounds like an oxymoron, but I'm looking for a reliable USB NIC that's supported by FreeBSD 4.8 or -STABLE. It's going to be attached to my cable modem (currently 512kbps down, 128kbps up, transferring a few hundred MB daily) so speed is not really relevant. What I do need is something that will stay up for months -- essentially the time between kernel upgrades -- without needing any attention from me. Sadly it has to be USB, since the machine it's going in only has room for 1 PCI card, and that's occupied by the wireless adapter. Hmm, I guess 'not too expensive' and 'available in the UK' should be on that list too :-) Does such a beast exist? Cheers, Scott -- =========================================================================== Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID | "Eagles may soar, but weasels Cambridge, England | 0x54B171B9 | don't get sucked into jet engines" scott at fishballoon.org | 0xAA775B8B | -- Anon