Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 13:06:43 -0600 (CST) From: Kris Kirby <kris@hiwaay.net> To: Didier Derny <didier@omnix.net> Cc: 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: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10003021300230.42832-100000@barricuda.bsd.nws.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000302105605.3438A-100000@omnix.net>
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> what dual 10/100 ethernet card do you suggest ? > > 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) I've yet to deal with dual ethernet cards, but I've always held the Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B with the highest regard. A dual card can cost up to $150, so this isn't for the faint of heart. It uses the fxp(4) driver. Other cards of note are the DEC 21140 ethernet controller, of which a few multiport varieties exist. I'm not certain if 3Com has a dual card, but I lean away from 3Com even though most of my cards are made by them. You have to understand, I usually don't pay more than $10 for a ethernet card, fast or not. I know where I can get 4-6 MX (the RTL 8139 clone) cards for $9.95 a piece, 30 day warranty. The switches eat me alive. :-) I believe you won't find a bad word said about the Intel card, except for the new "manageable" ones. --- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR | TGIFreeBSD... 'Nuff said. <kris@nospam.hiwaay.net> | ------------------------------------------------------- "God gave them the ability to reproduce... ... Science gave us the hope they won't." -KBK To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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