Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 17:22:38 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Good, cheap 100BaseT Ethernet cards? Message-ID: <199812150122.RAA01346@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 13 Dec 1998 16:40:44 MST." <4.1.19981213163548.06cd3450@mail.lariat.org>
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> 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
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