From owner-freebsd-isp Wed Sep 24 20:39:29 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id UAA21398 for isp-outgoing; Wed, 24 Sep 1997 20:39:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from wicked.eaznet.com ([206.62.254.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id UAA21392 for ; Wed, 24 Sep 1997 20:39:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from eaznet.com (as1-18.eaznet.com [206.62.254.226]) by wicked.eaznet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id UAA00788; Wed, 24 Sep 1997 20:39:42 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <3429DD14.AE97D65F@eaznet.com> Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 20:40:04 -0700 From: Eddie Fry X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (WinNT; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jeff Lynch CC: Ulf Zimmermann , freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: multiport NICs References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk What do these cards usually cost? Are they usually PCI? What advantages do these cards have other multiple cards (besides the obvious "only takes one slot instead of 2")? Do they only use 1 interrupt/address??? Thanks for the info. You got my curiosity up... Eddie Jeff Lynch wrote: > On Wed, 24 Sep 1997, Ulf Zimmermann wrote: > > > > On Wed, 24 Sep 1997, Ulf Zimmermann wrote: > > > > > > > > I seem to remember some of you using Zynx multiport NICs. Are you > > > > > using the ZX346 with the de driver? I'm using FBSD2.2.1. > > > > > > > > > > ========================================================================= > > > > > Jeffrey A. Lynch, President JORSM Internet > > > > > email: jeff@jorsm.com Northwest Indiana's Full-Service Provider > > > > > Voice: (219)322-2180 927 Sheffield Avenue, Dyer, IN 46311 > > > > > Autoresponse: info@jorsm.com http://www.jorsm.com > > > > > > > > I am using a ZX314 with the de driver. Works fine. > > > > > > Where did you purchase and how many ports does it have (2 or 4)? > > > > > > --jeff > > > > I bought it for like $125 from someone. Was sold as used, but the card > > was new in reality. It is a 4 port card with DEC21040. > > > > Ulf. > > Sounds like a bargain > > --jeff > ========================================================================= > Jeffrey A. Lynch, President JORSM Internet > email: jeff@jorsm.com Northwest Indiana's Full-Service Provider > Voice: (219)322-2180 927 Sheffield Avenue, Dyer, IN 46311 > Autoresponse: info@jorsm.com http://www.jorsm.com