Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 13:43:45 -0400 From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: Ken Gunderson <kgunders@hpb50341.boi.hp.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: intel etherexpress pro and fxp status?? Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020709125431.03fade00@marble.sentex.ca> In-Reply-To: <20020709102153.A14126@kasilof.boi.hp.com>
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Stick with the fxp. I suspect its a popular card in FreeBSD land so by that
very nature you are going to see more "problem" reports even if those
reports have nothing to do with the fxp and more to do with other issues
(e.g. hardware interaction between the card and the MB, PE, etc).
Think of it this way: Lets say for arguments sake 1% of all FreeBSD problem
reports are a result of pilot error and erroneously blame the NIC and or
the NIC driver. And again for arguments sake lets say 100,000 FreeBSD
users out there. If 30% use the Intel, and the next most popular card is
lets say the realtek at 5% FreeBSD market share, the realtek will "seem"
like a more reliable card since there are less problem reports. Using the
sample numbers above, we would see 300 erroneous reports for the Intel vs.
50 reports on the realtek. Long story short, be careful about looking at
the raw numbers of problem reports as an indicator of how reliable the NIC is.
---Mike
At 10:21 AM 09/07/2002 -0600, Ken Gunderson wrote:
>Greets All:
>
>during the 4.6rc era i recall there were issues with intel ether
>pro and fxp drivers, particularly with smp boxes. Searching
>pr's i note there are numerous open issues as well. in the past
>the fbsd nic mantra has always been "intel ether express". Is
>such still the case with the 82559 based nics (e.g. pila 8460),
>or should I be looking elsewhere? Note that one of my boxes is a
>dual pii 450 on a bx board.
>
>
>Please cc, as I am no longer subscribed to the list (thanks to
>the phb's)
>
>
>--
>
>Regards,
>
>Ken Gunderson (non-HP)
>HP-UX Systems Administrator
>HP NAOD Front-line System Management
>Boise Server Support Team
>
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