Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:57:47 +0200 From: Stijn Hoop <stijn@win.tue.nl> To: claudiubichir@yahoo.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Compatible NIC Message-ID: <20041029175747.GB7071@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> In-Reply-To: <12f.4ef7e28f.2eb3c860@aol.com> References: <12f.4ef7e28f.2eb3c860@aol.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Fri, Oct 29, 2004 at 12:22:56PM -0400, TM4525@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 10/29/04 12:13:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > ilkerozupak@yahoo.com writes: > > >>quick sho> I want to buy a NIC and I want it to be compatible > >> with FreeBSD. > >> Is RealTek 8139 compatible with FreeBsd ? > > > >> rt answer : yes > > >long answer: > >see hardware notes' it is listed there. > > > >RealTek 8129/8139 Fast Ethernet NICs ( rl(4) driver) > > Check the driver source. Any driver witten by Bill Paul should be avoided > if possible. Or you can do what any remotely sane person does, which is ignoring the crap that the previous poster writes and just use the driver. --Stijn -- "An adult is a child who has more ethics and morals, that's all." -- Shigeru Miyamoto [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFBgoSbY3r/tLQmfWcRAuSRAJ0UFkhy8zYXWVB2G4j+fOMrGYs4mACeNZtQ r4oS28ODawKVlXOdPXsXzaU= =Phmy -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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