Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:02:13 -0600 From: Andrew Falanga <af300wsm@gmail.com> To: cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Realtek RTL8111C and re(4) driver Message-ID: <48B1F685.8060102@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20080824170816.GA8938@epia-2.farid-hajji.net> References: <20080824170816.GA8938@epia-2.farid-hajji.net>
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cpghost wrote: > Hello, > > I'm about to get an MSI K9A2GM-FIH mobo with an on-board Realtek > RTL8111C GigE adapter (I've picked that because the on-board Radeon HD > 3200 RS780 chip seems supported by the radeon(4x) xorg driver). > > Unfortunately, I (wrongly) assumed that the RTL8111C would be > supported by the rl(4) or re(4) driver, and noticed a bit too late > kern/123123. > > So the question: has anyone with an RTL8111C actually tried the > patches from this PR on RELENG_7? All I need for now is 100Mbit/s > Ethernet with no frills (no offloading etc...), and I'd rather not > sacrifice one PCI slot for an extra NIC if at all possible. > > Thanks, > -cpghost. > > Hello, I'm curious to know about this. I just put together a computer for my church which has this NIC built in. I've downloaded a driver which claims to be for FreeBSD 5. Has anyone here any experience with it, or would anyone know if it's reliable and works? The web link is: http://driverscollection.com/?H=RTL8111C&By=RealTek&SS=FreeBSD%205 Andy
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