From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 13 21:11:34 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D28816A412 for ; Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:11:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.149.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0970213C457 for ; Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:11:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from c83-253-29-241.bredband.comhem.se ([83.253.29.241]:59426 helo=falcon.midgard.homeip.net) by ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1H5qA1-0001It-6f for questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:11:33 +0100 Received: (qmail 72767 invoked from network); 13 Jan 2007 22:11:30 +0100 Received: from owl.midgard.homeip.net (10.1.5.7) by falcon.midgard.homeip.net with SMTP; 13 Jan 2007 22:11:30 +0100 Received: (qmail 28639 invoked by uid 1001); 13 Jan 2007 22:11:30 +0100 Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:11:30 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson To: Robert Huff Message-ID: <20070113211130.GA28558@owl.midgard.homeip.net> Mail-Followup-To: Robert Huff , questions@freebsd.org References: <17833.17454.957523.621129@jerusalem.litteratus.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <17833.17454.957523.621129@jerusalem.litteratus.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-ACL-Warn: Too high rate of unknown addresses received from you X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1H5qA1-0001It-6f. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net 1H5qA1-0001It-6f 0f605a2f61c67e2256a5529a8789fee2 Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: question about Intel NICs X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:11:34 -0000 On Sat, Jan 13, 2007 at 03:42:22PM -0500, Robert Huff wrote: > > I have a machine that's getting re-purposed, and - based on > comments made here - I'd like to replace the RealTek-based NIC with > Intel. > However ... I've never dealt with Intel cards before, and I'm > not certain which model is the right choice. A search of the Intel > web site suggests either the PRO/1000 MT or the PRO/1000 GT. Given > the machine is vanilla PCI and will be mostly a workstation with > some light server functionality, I'm open to counsel. (Preferably > with data, but anecdote will do. :-) You probably want the PRO/1000 GT. The PRO/1000 MT is a somewhat older design and the desktop version of the MT is probably a bit difficult to get hold of today. (The server version of the pro/1000 mt has a 64-bit connector which would not confer any extra benefit to you if you just have a normal 32-bit PCI slot.) Both the MT and GT NICs should work fine for you but the GT model is probably both easier and cheaper to find in stores today. FWIW I have a PRO/1000 GT card in one of my machines and it works just fine. -- Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se