From owner-freebsd-stable Thu Mar 2 11: 7:14 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from server1.huntsvilleal.com (www.huntsvilleal.com [207.13.224.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5096D37B545 for ; Thu, 2 Mar 2000 11:07:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kris@hiwaay.net) Received: from barricuda.bsd.nws.net (kris.huntsvilleal.com [207.13.224.46]) by server1.huntsvilleal.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA15525; Thu, 2 Mar 2000 13:48:46 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by barricuda.bsd.nws.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA42880; Thu, 2 Mar 2000 13:06:43 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kris@hiwaay.net) Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 13:06:43 -0600 (CST) From: Kris Kirby To: Didier Derny Cc: lluisma , "freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG" Subject: Re: Tuning: FreeBSD as static router with 6 fast ethernet cards In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > 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. | ------------------------------------------------------- "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