From owner-freebsd-current Fri Oct 3 14:11:25 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id OAA13083 for current-outgoing; Fri, 3 Oct 1997 14:11:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from GndRsh.aac.dev.com (GndRsh.aac.dev.com [198.145.92.241]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA13078 for ; Fri, 3 Oct 1997 14:11:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by GndRsh.aac.dev.com (8.8.5/8.7.3) id OAA00273; Fri, 3 Oct 1997 14:04:19 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <199710032104.OAA00273@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Subject: Re: Which PCI Ethernet card is best for FreeBSD-current? In-Reply-To: <19971002162324.02664@klemm.gtn.com> from Andreas Klemm at "Oct 2, 97 04:23:24 pm" To: andreas@klemm.gtn.com (Andreas Klemm) Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 14:04:19 -0700 (PDT) Cc: ache@nagual.pp.ru, current@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL25 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > On Thu, Oct 02, 1997 at 02:54:57PM +0930, Mike Smith wrote: > > > Could someone share his experience with me and tell about 2-3 best models? > > > Stability is more essential than performance for me. > > > > Anything using the Realtek RTL8029 will be stable, for sure. Almost > > any "NE2000 compatible" card will do. Performance won't be so great > > though (but quite adequate). > > > > Alternatively many vendors do cards based on the Digital DC2104x chips, > > and these perform better and are also generally very stable. > > Fastest and possibly best supported should be the EtherExpress/Pro 100B > card (10/100). Supports full duplex mode. As far as I remember Rodney > said about this card, that it is very server friendly. If I am the ``Rodney'' you are refering to above, I do not recommend the EtherExpress cards, or infact any card made by Intel, I sell and recommend DEC DC21x4x based cards, if my client specifically request the EtherExpress/ Pro 100B I will sell it, buy only when specifically requested. > This card has been recommended many times on different fbsd mailinglists. > So if there would be a problem with this card, people would surely > complain very loud and clear ;-) > > I suggest best would be to browse the fbsd mailing list archive > for technical discussion about this card, to be sure. > > Andreas /// > > -- > Andreas Klemm powered by ,,symmetric multiprocessor FreeBSD'' > andreas@klemm.gtn.com - http://www.freebsd.org/~fsmp/SMP/SMP.html > andreas@FreeBSD.ORG - http://www.freebsd.org/~fsmp/SMP/benches.html > -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation, Inc. Reliable computers for FreeBSD