From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 16 13:13:15 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D2CBB1065674 for ; Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:13:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [IPv6:2001:4070:101:2::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 225218FC14 for ; Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:13:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n2GDCg3G050806; Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:12:42 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id n2GDCd1t050803; Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:12:40 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:12:38 +0100 (CET) From: Wojciech Puchar To: Robert Huff In-Reply-To: <18878.16281.857526.800654@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Message-ID: References: <200903160828.n2G8S3Om039248@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <6.0.0.22.2.20090316062441.025b9e10@mail.computinginnovations.com> <18878.16281.857526.800654@jerusalem.litteratus.org> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: Olivier Nicole , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Derek Ragona Subject: Re: Advise on PCIX dual network card X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:13:16 -0000 >> >> I use the intel PCI-X cards with multiple OS's. They have 2 and >> 4 port versions. > > /Nota bene/: I bought an (AGP) PRO/1000 GT dual port a while > back. PRO/1000s generally were harder to find and (if I remember > correctly) the two- and four-porters more expensive per port tham > /N/ single-port cards. > PCI-X cards are quite cheap here (up to 4 ports) second-hands because newer computers doesn't have PCI-X. same with SATA controllers