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Subject: Re: HP DL360 G5
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>> I just googled a bit (because we might get G5 machines in
>> the future, too).  HP's NC373i module contains the Broadcom
>> 5708 chips, which are currently _not_ supported by FreeBSD
>> right now.
>
> man 4 bce
> ..
> BCE(4)                 FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces  
> Manual                 BCE(4)
>
> NAME
>      bce -- Broadcom NetXtreme II (BCM5706/BCM5708) PCI/PCIe  
> Gigabit Ethernet
>      adapter driver

 From the bce source :-

	/* BCM5708C controllers and OEM boards. */
	{ BRCM_VENDORID, BRCM_DEVICEID_BCM5708,  PCI_ANY_ID,  PCI_ANY_ID,
		"Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 1000Base-T" },

Good news, so it looks like it will be fine for me to go ahead and  
make this purchase.

Regards

Ben