From owner-freebsd-hardware Mon Dec 14 17:24:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA15076 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 17:24:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (goldfish.pht.co.jp [210.171.55.12]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA15071 for ; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 17:24:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA01346; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 17:22:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199812150122.RAA01346@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Brett Glass cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Good, cheap 100BaseT Ethernet cards? In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 13 Dec 1998 16:40:44 MST." <4.1.19981213163548.06cd3450@mail.lariat.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 17:22:38 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > I'm looking for some good, cheap 100BaseT Ethernet cards which are > supported by drivers included with FreeBSD. Unfortunately, the ones listed > in the "Readme" are "name brands" -- and are going for $80-100 instead of > the $20 that most people seem to be paying for Ethernet NICs for WinDoze. > For example, the Netgear FA310TX is priced in the mid-$20's and comes from > a reputable company, but I can't tell if it will work. It will. You generally need to actually look at the adapter to tell; there are just too many "noname" cards that are based on supported chipsets to try offering you brand names. > Does anyone have a handle on a good, inexpensive brand that's known to be > compatible? There is no such animal; most of the "inexpensive" brands are ephemeral, and those that aren't tend to change the actual hardware they use at the drop of a hat. You should always buy based on the chipset. > I'll need a few 32-bit PCI units and one or two for ISA, so I'm > interested in recommendations for both. The Netgear unit you've mentioned will work OK (it's a 'de' card), and just about any "NE2000-compatible" ISA card will be fine. If possible, get one with jumpers rather than a setup program... -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message