From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Dec 15 18:38:39 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id SAA12711 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 15 Dec 1997 18:38:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (gregl1.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id SAA12548 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 1997 18:37:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id NAA02232; Tue, 16 Dec 1997 13:06:55 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from grog) Message-ID: <19971216130653.14137@lemis.com> Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 13:06:53 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: Mike Smith Cc: Johan Larsson , Rob Nelson , FreeBSD Hackers Subject: Re: 3com 3c509 card References: <199712160227.MAA00551@word.smith.net.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: <199712160227.MAA00551@word.smith.net.au>; from Mike Smith on Tue, Dec 16, 1997 at 12:57:22PM +1030 Organisation: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Tue, Dec 16, 1997 at 12:57:22PM +1030, Mike Smith wrote: >> >> So my suggestion is that you _don't_ ship your computers with 3com cards, >> at least not the 509. > > I'd have to ask why anyone would use a 3c509 when an NE2000 clone is > cheaper, faster and better supported. I'd have to, too. But in my experience, the 3c509 is a whole lot faster than the NE2000 clones I've used. Of course, nowadays with fast processors, you don't see much difference, but it's a different story with 486/33's Greg