Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:04:24 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hardware question Message-ID: <45E7A248.30204@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <88136d73789a204a841fd1116270b165@prodigy.net> References: <88136d73789a204a841fd1116270b165@prodigy.net>
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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: <http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/3540>. -Garrett
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