From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 14 11:11:14 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 203C216A41A for ; Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:11:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oliver.hansen@gmail.com) Received: from miami.directrouter.com (miami.directrouter.com [72.249.49.130]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E14A13C45E for ; Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:11:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oliver.hansen@gmail.com) Received: from [24.16.193.235] (helo=[192.168.0.100]) by miami.directrouter.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1IW3dW-0001FO-Sh for questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:22:39 -0500 Message-ID: <46EA1A9C.8030902@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:22:36 -0700 From: Oliver Hansen User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: questions@freebsd.org References: <46EA192E.7030807@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <46EA192E.7030807@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - miami.directrouter.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - gmail.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: Subject: Re: Good FreeBSD Supported Gigabit Ethernet Card? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:11:14 -0000 Oliver Hansen wrote: > I'm looking to eventually upgrade my home network to all gigabit so > I'm going to start by purchasing a few NICs for some old servers I > just received. I know there are quite a few supported by FreeBSD6 > which I found ( > http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.0R/hardware-i386.html#ETHERNET ) but > I'm wondering if there is any real benefit in buying a $40 or $50 NIC > like the Netgear GA311 or just get a $20 NIC like the D-Link > DFE-530TX+. The use will probably be a firewall, proxy, file server, > and DVR. > > > Sorry, poor example with the D-Link. Actually the Trendnet TEG-PCITXR or the Encore ENLGA-1320 (if they are supported) -- Oliver Hansen http://www.oliverhansen.com