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. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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