From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 22 10:40:58 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C92C216A41F for ; Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:40:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (lurza.secnetix.de [83.120.8.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F41A643D48 for ; Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:40:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (ripyjs@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j8MAep3m063280 for ; Thu, 22 Sep 2005 12:40:56 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from oliver.fromme@secnetix.de) Received: (from olli@localhost) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j8MAep8Q063279; Thu, 22 Sep 2005 12:40:51 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from olli) Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 12:40:51 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <200509221040.j8MAep8Q063279@lurza.secnetix.de> From: Oliver Fromme To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG X-Newsgroups: list.freebsd-net User-Agent: tin/1.5.4-20000523 ("1959") (UNIX) (FreeBSD/4.11-RELEASE (i386)) Cc: Subject: VIA VT6103 support (VIA EPIA PD) X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:40:58 -0000 Hi, I'm currently considering to buy a VIA EPIA PD-class main- board as a replacement for my current LAN router. The mainboard has two fastethernet ports, according to the spec it is one VIA VT6105 and one VIA VT6103. I know that both are supposed to be supported by FreeBSD. However, searching the lists and PR database reveals that a few people had problems with the VT6103 (and VT6102, it seems), causing the interface to hang randomly when there is a lot of traffic. I couldn't find any definite infor- mation about whether those problems have been solved or not. Therefore I'd like to ask: Does the VIA VT6103 work with- out problems under FreeBSD (RELENG_5 or RELENG_6, or maybe even RELENG_4)? Better yet: Does someone use an EPIA PD* board with both on-board interfaces under FreeBSD without problems? Thank you very much in advance! Best regards Oliver PS: The board has only one PCI slot, and I already need that slot for a SCSI card, so I cannot use a CPI network card. Therefore it is critical that the on-board NICs work. -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing Dienstleistungen mit Schwerpunkt FreeBSD: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd Any opinions expressed in this message may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix in any way. "If Java had true garbage collection, most programs would delete themselves upon execution." -- Robert Sewell