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From: Christian Laursen <xi@borderworlds.dk>
Date: 17 Oct 2004 22:04:59 +0200
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TM4525@aol.com writes:

> I don't see how they can possible consider the "Release" of an O/S version 
> when perhaps the most widely-available NIC (em) doesn't work. 

[xi@borg ~]$ uname -a                                                   [22:03]
FreeBSD borg.borderworlds.dk 5.3-RC1 FreeBSD 5.3-RC1 #29: Sun Oct 17 12:40:51 CEST 2004     root@borg.borderworlds.dk:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/BORG  i386
[xi@borg ~]$ dmesg | grep em0                                           [22:03]
em0: <Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection, Version - 1.7.19> port 0xd400-0xd43f mem 0xdfea0000-0xdfebffff,0xdfec0000-0xdfedffff irq 10 at device 13.0 on pci2
em0:  Speed:N/A  Duplex:N/A
em0: Link is up 100 Mbps Full Duplex
em0: <Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection, Version - 1.7.35> port 0xd400-0xd43f mem 0xdfea0000-0xdfebffff,0xdfec0000-0xdfedffff irq 10 at device 13.0 on pci2
em0: Ethernet address: 00:10:dc:da:7f:5e
em0:  Speed:N/A  Duplex:N/A
em0: Link is up 100 Mbps Full Duplex

It works pretty well for me.

-- 
Christian Laursen