Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 16:56:43 +0100 From: "Ernst W. Winter" <ewinter@ewinter.org> To: Adriaan de Groot <groot@kde.org> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: network card Message-ID: <20041206165643.A5894@ns3.bsn.com> In-Reply-To: <200412061605.57407.groot@kde.org>; from groot@kde.org on Mon, Dec 06, 2004 at 04:05:57PM %2B0100 References: <20041206152352.A4053@ns3.bsn.com> <200412061605.57407.groot@kde.org>
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On Mon, 06 Dec 2004, Adriaan de Groot wrote: > On Monday 06 December 2004 15:23, Ernst W. Winter wrote: > > Well I would like to ask "what ntwork card" is working with amd64 > > FreeBSD, that is without any hassles. I try the sk one and it still has > > the problem of putting out the same message: > > > > sk0 discard frame w/o leading ethernet header (len 10 pkt len 10) > > > > it is a ASUS A8V Deluxe board with the lan omboard. > > 5.3_STABLE is the version I'm running. > > 5-CURRENT has had patches applied by Bjoern (or others? In any case, mentioned > often and recently on this list) for sk0; that works normally for me on a > K8V. > > > Any sugestions what card would work with this MB and amd64? > > 3c905 (xl)? rtl8139 (rl)? I ran my K8V with xl0 and rl0 for months until the > sk issues were resolved. It depends, of course, on what you want to do with > the machine -- perhaps a cheap-ass $5 rl card isn't what you want. > Thanks, I came to the same conclusion as I have the same machine at home and since I just wanted to wait, until the problem is fixed I use a (xl?) as well and it works fine without problem. Just recompiled the kernel with a (rl?) and see what happen as I think it will run fine. The machine wouldn't use any Gigabyte line and so it is mute to have the card. Probably by the time it is ready I will use it, but it is a production machine and so need to be stable. eww -- Ernst W. Winter Basis Systeme netzwerk phone: +49 89 692 8120 Brecherspitzstr. 8/Rgb. fax: +49 89 692 8150 D-81541 Muenchen, Germany http://www.bsn.com/
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