From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 29 17:57:53 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E52F16A4CE for ; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 17:57:53 +0000 (GMT) Received: from kweetal.tue.nl (kweetal.tue.nl [131.155.3.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 351F343D45 for ; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 17:57:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stijn@pcwin002.win.tue.nl) Received: by kweetal.tue.nl (Postfix, from userid 40) id 2290613B75E; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:57:52 +0200 (CEST) Received: from pcwin002.win.tue.nl (pcwin002.win.tue.nl [131.155.71.72]) by kweetal.tue.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id D919413B706; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:57:47 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from stijn@localhost) by pcwin002.win.tue.nl (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id i9THvlM4038949; Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:57:47 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from stijn) Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:57:47 +0200 From: Stijn Hoop To: claudiubichir@yahoo.com Message-ID: <20041029175747.GB7071@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> References: <12f.4ef7e28f.2eb3c860@aol.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="ikeVEW9yuYc//A+q" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <12f.4ef7e28f.2eb3c860@aol.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Bright-Idea: Let's abolish HTML mail! X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.64 (2004-01-11) on kweetal.tue.nl X-Spam-DCC: : kweetal.tue.nl 1074; Body=1 Fuz1=1 Fuz2=1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=6.3 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.64 X-Spam-Level: cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Compatible NIC X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 17:57:53 -0000 --ikeVEW9yuYc//A+q Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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,=20 > ilkerozupak@yahoo.com writes: >=20 > >>quick sho> I want to buy a NIC and I want it to be compatible > >> with FreeBSD. > >> Is RealTek 8139 compatible with FreeBsd ? > >=20 > >> rt answer : yes >=20 > >long answer: > >see hardware notes' it is listed there. > > > >RealTek 8129/8139 Fast Ethernet NICs ( rl(4) driver) >=20 > Check the driver source. Any driver witten by Bill Paul should be avoided > if possible.=20 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 --=20 "An adult is a child who has more ethics and morals, that's all." -- Shigeru Miyamoto --ikeVEW9yuYc//A+q Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFBgoSbY3r/tLQmfWcRAuSRAJ0UFkhy8zYXWVB2G4j+fOMrGYs4mACeNZtQ r4oS28ODawKVlXOdPXsXzaU= =Phmy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --ikeVEW9yuYc//A+q--