From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 5 22:21:49 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84E7616A4CE for ; Mon, 5 Jul 2004 22:21:49 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mta7.pltn13.pbi.net (mta7.pltn13.pbi.net [64.164.98.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46E6D43D3F for ; Mon, 5 Jul 2004 22:21:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kbyanc@posi.net) Received: from gateway.posi.net (adsl-67-124-96-217.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net [67.124.96.217])i65MLlSc000065; Mon, 5 Jul 2004 15:21:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gateway.posi.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DC066A043A; Mon, 5 Jul 2004 15:22:34 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 15:22:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Kelly Yancey To: Karim Fodil-Lemelin In-Reply-To: <40E9B3D0.60909@xiphos.ca> Message-ID: <20040705151811.G34342@gateway.posi.net> References: <40E9B3D0.60909@xiphos.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel 82541 Gigabit Ethernet X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2004 22:21:49 -0000 On Mon, 5 Jul 2004, Karim Fodil-Lemelin wrote: > I was going through the hardware notes. We already use Intel's NIC's and > are planning to switch to Dual Intel=AE 82541 Gigabit Ethernet. Its not > listed in the the hardware notes but we use the 82555 on FBSD4.8 (fxp) > driver and it works fine (and it is not listed either). Is anyone > working with it or have tried it (the 82541)? What is the status? any > plans for a driver that would support those? Also, will the fxp driver > work (enabling functionality at 100Mbps only) but a > patch/another_driver is required to get the gigabit? > It is listed in the README for the em driver: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/em/README?rev=3D1.1.2.8&c= ontent-type=3Dtext/x-cvsweb-markup Kelly -- Kelly Yancey - kbyanc@{posi.net,FreeBSD.org} - kelly@nttmcl.com Join distributed.net Team FreeBSD: http://www.posi.net/freebsd/Team-FreeBSD= /