From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 2 04:04:48 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7531B16A400 for ; Fri, 2 Mar 2007 04:04:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout5.cac.washington.edu (mxout5.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.135]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 515EC13C49D for ; Fri, 2 Mar 2007 04:04:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.32.141] (may be forged)) by mxout5.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.09) with ESMTP id l2244laO020919 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Thu, 1 Mar 2007 20:04:48 -0800 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.10.41] (c-67-187-172-183.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [67.187.172.183]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.09) with ESMTP id l2244ldS016609 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Thu, 1 Mar 2007 20:04:47 -0800 Message-ID: <45E7A248.30204@u.washington.edu> Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:04:24 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20070122) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <88136d73789a204a841fd1116270b165@prodigy.net> In-Reply-To: <88136d73789a204a841fd1116270b165@prodigy.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.3.0.289146, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.0.283055, Antispam-Data: 2007.3.1.195434 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='LEO_OBFU_SUBJ_RE 0.1, __CP_URI_IN_BODY 0, __CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Subject: Re: hardware question 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, 02 Mar 2007 04:04:48 -0000 jekillen wrote: > Hello; > I have built a machine with ASUS M2N32 WS pro motherboard. > It has dual network interface ports that are Marvell interfaces. > I understand that FreeBSD does not yet support Marvell as of > v6.2. I did get a reference to a source for the driver source and > instructions to compile and install. But my short term solution was > to get Intel nics that fit in PCIe lane one slots. As fate would have > it one of the slots is situated too close to some copper vain heat > dissipation attachments, so the second interface card will not > fit in the slot for the obstruction. > So, my question is simple: > Can I use a network interface card made for a PCIe lane one slot > in a PCIe lane 16 slot and expect it to work? > > By way of explanation: I need to interfaces because I am using > this machine as a web server and I want one public ip address > assigned to it and one private ip address assigned to it also. > I have all but http and dns blocked from the outside. I use ssh > and ftp to post content to the machine on the inside network. > Thanks, not tearing my hair just yet.... > Jeff K Maybe. Read this document: . -Garrett