From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 17 19:54:22 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDB8716A4CE for ; Sun, 17 Oct 2004 19:54:22 +0000 (GMT) Received: from FoxSurfer.Com (dns1.foxsurfer.com [69.90.8.196]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7A2143D48 for ; Sun, 17 Oct 2004 19:54:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from daemon@foxchat.net) Received: from [24.172.9.74] (zapper@rrcs-24-172-9-74.midsouth.biz.rr.com [24.172.9.74]) by FoxSurfer.Com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i9HJs2Sm088917 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 17 Oct 2004 15:54:06 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from daemon@foxchat.net) From: NetAdmin To: JohnsoBS@vicksburg.navy.mil In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-q0FGBZcGqAc0rpmiPDlK" Message-Id: <1098042844.30097.8.camel@foxdaemon.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 15:54:04 -0400 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 cc: TM4525@aol.com cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: The release of 5.3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 19:54:23 -0000 --=-q0FGBZcGqAc0rpmiPDlK Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Saw the mention of "em nics" and wanted to double check for my own piece of mind... I have a Supermicro SuperServer 5013G-I P4 3.06GHz 1U with Dual Intel 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet that I'm waiting to put 5.3 Release on. =20 http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.2R/hardware-i386.html#ETHERNET shows - Gigabit Ethernet NICs based on the Intel 82542 and 82543 controller chips (gx(4) and em(4) drivers), plus NICs supported by the Intel 82540EM, 82544, 82545EM, and 82546EB controller chips (em(4) driver only) Can I safely presume (without getting flamed) that my nic's will be supported? Regards --=20 NetAdmin for the FoxChat.Net IRC Network. The FoxSurfer Group --=-q0FGBZcGqAc0rpmiPDlK Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBBcs3cNirmlL8R/7sRAnbbAKCgqYV+/5VrjgPYSfwQqnsg5TkWqACcCqtz kAphjr0e/8aRDLs1WkQ0HFU= =UwJF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-q0FGBZcGqAc0rpmiPDlK--