From owner-freebsd-current Thu Oct 2 07:47:56 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id HAA29396 for current-outgoing; Thu, 2 Oct 1997 07:47:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from news1.gtn.com (news1.gtn.com [192.109.159.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id HAA29317 for ; Thu, 2 Oct 1997 07:45:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by news1.gtn.com (8.8.6/8.8.6) with UUCP id PAA15003; Thu, 2 Oct 1997 15:30:14 +0100 (MET) Received: (from andreas@localhost) by klemm.gtn.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) id QAA11539; Thu, 2 Oct 1997 16:23:25 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <19971002162324.02664@klemm.gtn.com> Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 16:23:24 +0200 From: Andreas Klemm To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=E1=CE=C4=D2=C5=CA_=FE=C5=D2=CE=CF=D7?= Cc: FreeBSD-current Subject: Re: Which PCI Ethernet card is best for FreeBSD-current? References: <199710020524.OAA00472@word.smith.net.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84 In-Reply-To: <199710020524.OAA00472@word.smith.net.au>; from Mike Smith on Thu, Oct 02, 1997 at 02:54:57PM +0930 X-Disclaimer: A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT SMP Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, Oct 02, 1997 at 02:54:57PM +0930, Mike Smith wrote: > > Could someone share his experience with me and tell about 2-3 best models? > > Stability is more essential than performance for me. > > Anything using the Realtek RTL8029 will be stable, for sure. Almost > any "NE2000 compatible" card will do. Performance won't be so great > though (but quite adequate). > > Alternatively many vendors do cards based on the Digital DC2104x chips, > and these perform better and are also generally very stable. Fastest and possibly best supported should be the EtherExpress/Pro 100B card (10/100). Supports full duplex mode. As far as I remember Rodney said about this card, that it is very server friendly. This card has been recommended many times on different fbsd mailinglists. So if there would be a problem with this card, people would surely complain very loud and clear ;-) I suggest best would be to browse the fbsd mailing list archive for technical discussion about this card, to be sure. Andreas /// -- Andreas Klemm powered by ,,symmetric multiprocessor FreeBSD'' andreas@klemm.gtn.com - http://www.freebsd.org/~fsmp/SMP/SMP.html andreas@FreeBSD.ORG - http://www.freebsd.org/~fsmp/SMP/benches.html