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Date:      Thu, 2 Mar 2000 18:54:39 +0100
From:      Andre Albsmeier <andre.albsmeier@mchp.siemens.de>
To:        Didier Derny <didier@omnix.net>
Cc:        Kris Kirby <kris@hiwaay.net>, lluisma <lluisma@osi-technologies.com>, "freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Tuning: FreeBSD as static router with 6 fast ethernet cards
Message-ID:  <20000302185439.C20215@internal>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000302105605.3438A-100000@omnix.net>; from didier@omnix.net on Thu, Mar 02, 2000 at 10:58:14AM %2B0000
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.10003010009270.19944-100000@barricuda.bsd.nws.net> <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000302105605.3438A-100000@omnix.net>

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On Thu, 02-Mar-2000 at 10:58:14 +0000, Didier Derny wrote:
> 
> what dual 10/100 ethernet card do you suggest ?

I wasn't asked but I use the Intel ExterExpress Dual Channel
with great success. I have only one of them and a single
channel Intel ExterExpress as well:

Probing for devices on PCI bus 0:
chip0: <Intel 82443BX host to PCI bridge> rev 0x02 on pci0.0.0
chip1: <Intel 82443BX host to AGP bridge> rev 0x02 on pci0.1.0
chip2: <Intel 82371AB PCI to ISA bridge> rev 0x02 on pci0.4.0
chip3: <Intel 82371AB Power management controller> rev 0x02 on pci0.4.3
fxp0: <Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100B Ethernet> rev 0x05 int a irq 12 on pci0.7.0
fxp0: Ethernet address 00:e0:18:90:45:dc
ahc0: <Adaptec 2940 Ultra SCSI adapter> rev 0x00 int a irq 15 on pci0.9.0
ahc0: aic7880 Single Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 16/255 SCBs
ahc1: <Adaptec 3940A Ultra SCSI adapter> rev 0x03 int a irq 12 on pci0.10.0
ahc1: aic7895 Single Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 255 SCBs
ahc2: <Adaptec 3940A Ultra SCSI adapter> rev 0x03 int b irq 15 on pci0.10.1
ahc2: aic7895 Single Channel B, SCSI Id=7, 255 SCBs
chip4: <PCI to PCI bridge (vendor=1011 device=0024)> rev 0x03 on pci0.12.0
Probing for devices on PCI bus 1:
Probing for devices on PCI bus 2:
fxp1: <Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100B Ethernet> rev 0x05 int a irq 11 on pci2.4.0
fxp1: Ethernet address 00:90:27:d3:16:b7
fxp2: <Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100B Ethernet> rev 0x05 int a irq 10 on pci2.5.0
fxp2: Ethernet address 00:90:27:d3:16:b8 

	-Andre

> 
> I've tried the adaptec board 4x 10/100 but it was a disaster
> (very expensive and impossible to put 2 boards at the same time)
> 
> On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Kris Kirby wrote:
> 
> > > I have this opportunity to use freebsd as a router serving 15 subnets
> > > with six fast ethernet cards(will do aliasing to support all 15 subnets)
> > > supporting about 1,200 PCs running windows. In addition, this freebsd
> > > router will also run samba 2.0.6(  to act as local master browser for
> > > all subnets) and  ipfilter and nothing else. All PCs are connected to
> > > switches with 10/100 mbit ports.
> > 
> > Might be better to use three dual 10/100 ethernet cards.


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