Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:18:51 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hardware question Message-ID: <45E7A5AB.40504@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <45E7A248.30204@u.washington.edu> References: <88136d73789a204a841fd1116270b165@prodigy.net> <45E7A248.30204@u.washington.edu>
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Garrett Cooper wrote: > 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 > Actually after looking at the size and slots of PCI-Express x16 vs standard PCIe, _no_, you can't. In <http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/3767>; there's a picture comparing PCIe x16 to PCI, PCIe x8, and PCI-X, and there's no way that it will fit... Besides the PCI-x has 1 lane while PCI-x16 has 16. That's what I get for not having a up to date machine that I could judge this from (still stuck in the PCI "dark ages"). -Garrett
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