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Date:      Sat, 02 Jun 2007 11:47:35 -0400
From:      r17fbsd@xxiii.com
To:        Christopher Hilton <chris@vindaloo.com>, User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: 10/100/1000 Ethernet hardware recommendation
Message-ID:  <6.2.3.4.2.20070602114406.038fc908@mailsvr.xxiii.com>
In-Reply-To: <4660FD46.8030509@vindaloo.com>
References:  <4660FD46.8030509@vindaloo.com>

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At 01:16 AM 6/2/2007, Christopher Hilton wrote:
>.....My experience with Gigabit Ethernet leads me to like the Intel 
>Pro/1000 cards which I believe use the em(4) driver in FreeBSD.

Go for it!  I just upgraded several servers and desktops with Intel 
1000 series NICs, and they're working great.  Intel actively develops 
and supports the drivers for FreeBSD;  nice vendor commitment.

You can also find the boards inexpensively on EBay.

   -RW





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