Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 10:17:25 -0400 From: "Hao Zhang" <zhanghao@nortelnetworks.com> To: "'Pedro J. Lobo'" <pjlobo@euitt.upm.es>, "Aleksandr A.Babaylov" <babolo@links.ru> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: need a recommendation of NIC Message-ID: <E1A4B2CC91EBD1118A510000F80836F80254FD0B@zwdld002.ca.nortel.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Thanks for your info. I'm using FreeBSD v3.3 which suppports The PRO/100B with chipset 82558. If I want to use Intel Pro/100+ with the 82559 chipset, what driver should I use? fxp? -Hao -----Original Message----- From: Pedro J. Lobo [mailto:pjlobo@euitt.upm.es] Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 9:35 AM To: Aleksandr A.Babaylov Cc: Vladimir B. Grebenschikov; Zhang, Hao [WDLN2:AN22:EXCH]; freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG; freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: need a recommendation of NIC On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Aleksandr A.Babaylov wrote: > Vladimir B. Grebenschikov writes: > > > > Intell EtherExpress > > fxp driver in FreeBSD, I think it best low-cost ethernet card for > > FreeBSD now. > As far as I know EtherExpress has hardware bug. > The easy way to trigger it is connect 2 EtherExpress by > crossover cable and load by traffic. :-? I've been using Pro/100 cards for years, and I've always found them rock stable. Can you explain us a bit more? -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Pedro José Lobo Perea Tel: +34 91 336 78 19 Centro de Cálculo Fax: +34 91 331 92 29 E.U.I.T. Telecomunicación e-mail: pjlobo@euitt.upm.es Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Ctra. de Valencia, Km. 7 E-28031 Madrid - España / Spain To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message [-- Attachment #2 --] <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2652.35"> <TITLE>RE: need a recommendation of NIC</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks for your info.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>I'm using FreeBSD v3.3 which suppports The PRO/100B with chipset 82558. If I want to use Intel Pro/100+ with the 82559 chipset, what driver should I use? fxp? </FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>-Hao</FONT> </P> <BR> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Pedro J. Lobo [<A HREF="mailto:pjlobo@euitt.upm.es">mailto:pjlobo@euitt.upm.es</A>]</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 9:35 AM</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: Aleksandr A.Babaylov</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Cc: Vladimir B. Grebenschikov; Zhang, Hao [WDLN2:AN22:EXCH];</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG; freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Re: need a recommendation of NIC</FONT> </P> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Aleksandr A.Babaylov wrote:</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>> Vladimir B. Grebenschikov writes:</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Intell EtherExpress</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > fxp driver in FreeBSD, I think it best low-cost ethernet card for</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > FreeBSD now.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> As far as I know EtherExpress has hardware bug.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> The easy way to trigger it is connect 2 EtherExpress by</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> crossover cable and load by traffic.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>:-? I've been using Pro/100 cards for years, and I've always found them</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>rock stable. Can you explain us a bit more?</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>-- </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>---------------------------------------------------------------------</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Pedro José Lobo Perea Tel: +34 91 336 78 19</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Centro de Cálculo Fax: +34 91 331 92 29</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>E.U.I.T. Telecomunicación e-mail: pjlobo@euitt.upm.es</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Universidad Politécnica de Madrid</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Ctra. de Valencia, Km. 7 E-28031 Madrid - España / Spain</FONT> </P> <BR> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message</FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML>
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