Date: Thu, 02 Oct 1997 07:56:39 -0700 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> Cc: wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman), ache@nagual.pp.ru, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Which PCI Ethernet card is best for FreeBSD-current? Message-ID: <199710021456.HAA20848@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 02 Oct 1997 13:23:52 BST." <199710021223.NAA12138@labinfo.iet.unipi.it>
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>> > Could someone share his experience with me and tell about 2-3 best models? >> > Stability is more essential than performance for me. >> >> Intel EE Pro/100B, without question. Second choice, DEC DE500 and >> some clones. Never buy anything from 3Com. > >you may want to notice though that the data sheets for the DEC21x4x are >available on line so if you have problems with some driver you can at >least try and fix them yourself. Not sure if the data sheets for the >Pro/100B are available for the casual user or without NDA. I haven't verified this, but I'm told that the data sheet for the i82557 is available on the Intel developer's web site and on the "developer's insight" CDROM. >Secondly the 2114x is used by many many vendors so you can find >these cards very cheap. Last I heard, you could buy the Pro/100B PCI for $59.95 in the Bay Area. My local price is around $65-$75, however. I don't think price is an issue at this level. -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
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