From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 4 19:34:06 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3545516A418 for ; Fri, 4 May 2007 19:34:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from SRS0=ec044b6ad32711cb5bd3b3b17e0e8ea4e7167219=325=es.net=dart@es.net) Received: from postal1.es.net (postal1.es.net [198.128.3.205]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAD1413C447 for ; Fri, 4 May 2007 19:34:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from SRS0=ec044b6ad32711cb5bd3b3b17e0e8ea4e7167219=325=es.net=dart@es.net) Received: from melange.es.net (c-24-4-182-157.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [24.4.182.157]) by postal1.es.net (Postal Node 1) with ASMTP (SSL) id JYW23940 for ; Fri, 04 May 2007 12:18:40 -0700 Message-ID: <463B8703.10208@es.net> Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 12:18:27 -0700 From: Eli Dart Organization: Energy Sciences Network User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 (X11/20070424) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org References: <20070504164937.GA37699@idoru.cepheid.org> <463B717C.40305@thekeelecentre.com> <2a41acea0705041146m1af756fpeede38c7e01985b@mail.gmail.com> <463B8572.90800@thekeelecentre.com> In-Reply-To: <463B8572.90800@thekeelecentre.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: 100 mbps fiber card for FreeBSD 6? X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: dart@es.net List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 19:34:06 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Richard Tector wrote: [snip] > > Erik, > A quick google suggests that the Allied Telesyn 100baseFX cards are > supported by the pcn driver. Not sure if that is of any use to you. A > look on the UK eBay lists 3 currently for sale at about £5. > > We've got maybe 20-25 of the Allied Telesyn 100baseFX->TX media > converters round the buildings. Never had any trouble in years of use. > It's a shame you've had issues. Would certainly simplify choosing a > suitable network card. All media converters are certainly not created equal :) We've had good luck with Allied Telesyn 100base fiber to copper converters, but YMMV. I understand that there are times when FastE over fiber is necessary for some reason - in networking one must be a pragmatist :) That said, I try to avoid media converters wherever possible. Sometimes it is not possible. --eli - -- Eli Dart Office: (510) 486-5629 ESnet Network Engineering Group Fax: (510) 486-6712 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory PGP Key fingerprint = C970 F8D3 CFDD 8FFF 5486 343A 2D31 4478 5F82 B2B3 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFGO4cDLTFEeF+CsrMRAsxIAJ9JI4MiHN9jkztMUi0MpVI8PBRBsQCfSlZR TWaVIYGFb774mkuS4B2gMIo= =p92M -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----