Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 19:41:57 +0200 (IST) From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: Kurt Schafer <kurt@cyberbeach.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recommended network interfaces ? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961027193438.18671A-100000@gatekeeper.barcode.co.il> In-Reply-To: <199610271648.LAA10983@dude.cyberbeach.net>
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On Sun, 27 Oct 1996, Kurt Schafer wrote: > > Anybody have any recommendations for 10/100 mbit network cards ? We are using > 3Com 509-TP's right now and occasionally, tcp connections to the machine just > seem to hang. This is a bad thing when the machine in question is the > RADIUS authentication server and people are trying to log in to get their > 'net fix' :P We're using DEC FastEtherworks cards (DE500's is the model name) and never had a problem. I remember reading many good opinions on them around this list. The DEC FastEthernet chipset (DC21140) is used in many of the fast ethernet cards, but we have actual experience only with the original DEC cards. > > Speaking of RADIUS, the search for an Ascend port continues. The port in the > current tree points to a gzip file on the ascend site that has been taken > offline. radius-961015.tar.gz I believe. > > P.S. Does PCI display any performance improvements over ISA in the network > interface area ? As a purist, I'd prefer to keep the machine 100% PCI > but we just seem to have so many of these dang 509's and DLink 225's > lying around. ;) Sure! Take a look at reviews (try the BYTE and PC Magazine sites). For 100 mbps cards, ISA can't get you very far, and even 10mbps will be better on PCI. Especially, most PCI card will work full-duplex if they have a dedicated link. > > -Kurt > Nadav
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