Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 22:33:01 -0500 From: Matthew Fuller <fullermd@linkfast.net> To: Blaz Zupan <blaz@amis.net> Cc: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com>, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: if_de or if_dc? Message-ID: <20000621223301.B61364@linkfast.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006212138450.27495-100000@titanic.medinet.si>; from blaz@amis.net on Wed, Jun 21, 2000 at 09:40:37PM %2B0200 References: <200006211936.PAA02935@etinc.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006212138450.27495-100000@titanic.medinet.si>
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[ This isn't really a -isp issue, is it? ] On Wed, Jun 21, 2000 at 09:40:37PM +0200, a little birdie told me that Blaz Zupan remarked > On Wed, 21 Jun 2000, Dennis wrote: > > What is the distiction/benefit of using the if_dc driver rather than the > > if_de driver with the d-link quad card? They seem to work with both. > > I'd say, use the if_dc driver, if it works for you. My guess is it will be > better maintained (because it actually HAS a maintainer, Bill Paul). Otherwise > the only real difference is, that if_dc supports more cards (most of the > clones of the original Digital chip). if_dc doesn't support the card in this system that if_de works fine with. de0: <Digital 21140A Fast Ethernet> port 0xf880-0xf8ff mem 0xffe7fc00-0xffe7fc7f irq 19 at device 19.0 on pci0 -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Unix Systems Administrator | fullermd@linkfast.net Specializing in FreeBSD | http://www.over-yonder.net/ "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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