From owner-freebsd-net Fri Sep 15 7:18:47 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from ertpg14e1.nortelnetworks.com (ertpg14e1.nortelnetworks.com [47.234.0.35]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7A9537B423; Fri, 15 Sep 2000 07:18:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from zrtpd004.us.nortel.com (actually zrtpd004) by ertpg14e1.nortelnetworks.com; Fri, 15 Sep 2000 10:17:28 -0400 Received: by zrtpd004.us.nortel.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2652.35) id ; Fri, 15 Sep 2000 10:17:28 -0400 Message-ID: From: "Hao Zhang" To: "'Pedro J. Lobo'" , "Aleksandr A.Babaylov" Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: need a recommendation of NIC Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 10:17:25 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2652.35) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C01F1F.ABCED500" Sender: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C01F1F.ABCED500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks for your info. I'm using FreeBSD v3.3 which suppports The PRO/100B with chipset 82558. = If I want to use Intel Pro/100+ with the 82559 chipset, what driver should I = use? fxp?=20 -Hao -----Original Message----- From: Pedro J. Lobo [mailto:pjlobo@euitt.upm.es] Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 9:35 AM To: Aleksandr A.Babaylov Cc: Vladimir B. Grebenschikov; Zhang, Hao [WDLN2:AN22:EXCH]; freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG; freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: need a recommendation of NIC On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Aleksandr A.Babaylov wrote: > Vladimir B. Grebenschikov writes: > >=20 > > Intell EtherExpress > > fxp driver in FreeBSD, I think it best low-cost ethernet card for > > FreeBSD now. > As far as I know EtherExpress has hardware bug. > The easy way to trigger it is connect 2 EtherExpress by > crossover cable and load by traffic. :-? I've been using Pro/100 cards for years, and I've always found them rock stable. Can you explain us a bit more? --=20 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Pedro Jos=E9 Lobo Perea Tel: +34 91 336 78 19 Centro de C=E1lculo Fax: +34 91 331 92 29 E.U.I.T. Telecomunicaci=F3n e-mail: pjlobo@euitt.upm.es Universidad Polit=E9cnica de Madrid Ctra. de Valencia, Km. 7 E-28031 Madrid - Espa=F1a / Spain To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message ------_=_NextPart_001_01C01F1F.ABCED500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: need a recommendation of NIC

Thanks for your info.
I'm using FreeBSD v3.3 which suppports The PRO/100B = with chipset 82558. If I want to use Intel Pro/100+ with the 82559 = chipset, what driver should I use? fxp?

-Hao



-----Original Message-----
From: Pedro J. Lobo [mailto:pjlobo@euitt.upm.es]
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 9:35 AM
To: Aleksandr A.Babaylov
Cc: Vladimir B. Grebenschikov; Zhang, Hao = [WDLN2:AN22:EXCH];
freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG; = freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: need a recommendation of NIC


On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Aleksandr A.Babaylov = wrote:

> Vladimir B. Grebenschikov writes:
> >
> > Intell EtherExpress
> > fxp driver in FreeBSD, I think it best = low-cost ethernet card for
> > FreeBSD now.
> As far as I know EtherExpress has hardware = bug.
> The easy way to trigger it is connect 2 = EtherExpress by
> crossover cable and load by traffic.

:-? I've been using Pro/100 cards for years, and I've = always found them
rock stable. Can you explain us a bit more?

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Pedro Jos=E9 Lobo = Perea           &= nbsp;    Tel:    +34 91 336 78 19
Centro de = C=E1lculo          &nb= sp;         = Fax:    +34 91 331 92 29
E.U.I.T. = Telecomunicaci=F3n         =    e-mail: pjlobo@euitt.upm.es
Universidad Polit=E9cnica de Madrid
Ctra. de Valencia, Km. = 7            = ; E-28031 Madrid - Espa=F1a / Spain



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