From owner-freebsd-isp Wed Sep 24 21:19:15 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id VAA23128 for isp-outgoing; Wed, 24 Sep 1997 21:19:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from DNS.Lamb.net (root@DNS.Lamb.net [207.90.181.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id VAA23119 for ; Wed, 24 Sep 1997 21:19:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by DNS.Lamb.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) id VAA26796; Wed, 24 Sep 1997 21:19:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gatekeeper.Alameda.net(207.90.181.2) via SMTP by DNS.Lamb.net, id smtpd026794; Wed Sep 24 21:19:14 1997 Received: (from ulf@localhost) by Gatekeeper.Alameda.net (8.8.6/8.7.6) id VAA02602; Wed, 24 Sep 1997 21:19:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Ulf Zimmermann Message-Id: <199709250419.VAA02602@Gatekeeper.Alameda.net> Subject: Re: multiport NICs In-Reply-To: <3429DD14.AE97D65F@eaznet.com> from Eddie Fry at "Sep 24, 97 08:40:04 pm" To: eddie@eaznet.com (Eddie Fry) Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 21:19:07 -0700 (PDT) Cc: jeff@mercury.jorsm.com, ulf@Alameda.net, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL31 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk The multi port card normaly have a PCI-2-PCI bridge on board. Because of that they usual only use one IRQ. Second is the higher port density, 4 ports in one slot, against single cards. Prices are like $460 for the Adaptec Cogent 4 port 10 and $700 for the 10/100 card. (www.isn.com) > 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 > > > > Ulf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-769-2936 Alameda Networks, Inc. | http://www.Alameda.net | Fax#: 510-521-5073