From owner-freebsd-hardware  Sat Feb 24 03:55:15 1996
Return-Path: owner-hardware
Received: (from root@localhost)
          by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id DAA20054
          for hardware-outgoing; Sat, 24 Feb 1996 03:55:15 -0800 (PST)
Received: from localhost (Haldjas.folklore.ee [193.40.6.121])
          by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id DAA20045
          for <hardware@freebsd.org>; Sat, 24 Feb 1996 03:55:10 -0800 (PST)
Received: (from narvi@localhost) by haldjas.folklore.ee (8.6.12/8.6.12) id NAA04468; Sat, 24 Feb 1996 13:44:50 +0200
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 1996 13:44:49 +0200 (EET)
From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>
To: hardware@freebsd.org
Subject: 3COM 509 NICs
Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960224133348.4451A-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org
Precedence: bulk


I'm not 100% sure, but I feel it belongs here:

	A friend of mine wants to set up a FreeBSD box as a router 
	between 4 ethernets and planns to use 3COM 509 NICs. As I'm the 
	only one who has used FreeBSD round here, he asked me. So, can 
	anyone point out any troubles I will immedeately fall into? Will 
	the 3COM cards give any performance gains over NE2000 compatibles 
	(there is that unresolved reference to buggyness)?

With thnx in advance,
	Sander.