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Date:      Fri, 25 Jul 1997 08:38:23 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To:        Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
Cc:        gkshenaut@ucdavis.edu, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.com
Subject:   Re: Difference between a 3C589C and a 3C589D
Message-ID:  <199707251438.IAA24411@rocky.mt.sri.com>
In-Reply-To: <199707250544.PAA20271@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
References:  <199707241739.KAA12552@myrtle.bogs.org> <199707250544.PAA20271@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>

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> > I understand that the 3c589's are probably the best cards to get, but
...
> > .....(it even says in the release notes that the driver doesn't
> > work with the D's).  Are you saying that they do work?

Don't ignore Mike's advice, but the 3c589D is now supported by
2.2-stable (unfortunately, the fix didn't make it into 2.2.2), and of
course - current.  Someone supplied the fix for the D model, and they
are no fully supported.

> I get about twice the throughput that is reported for the '589's using
> an Accton EN2216, and (at least around here) they're a much cheaper card.


Nate



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