From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 20 02:35:52 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E6FF16A46D for ; Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:35:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from authentec@gmail.com) Received: from an-out-0708.google.com (an-out-0708.google.com [209.85.132.243]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1FA0B13C4F6 for ; Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:35:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from authentec@gmail.com) Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id c14so392275anc.13 for ; Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:35:51 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=JHGNvaZdFHqoLVQulk6zdcxTT03P58Fnfu0COf/NBMU=; b=LA6RHNJqRig7yCAnQBq+gVhpNjAB4r9ALaMlqfzgdNSlKh+I1I0+w0S5dlH4XqedRvJnlqNeNwdV6VQ3Ho+p8Ckb7u7W0piIdXq4xWB/zfTfzhl7IrbDUW8hju9eZu69oAvW+SGLhUJ4dh957RUqnGgaY5XGveJwAP6G3XKaPjk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=SGPj3qfgvVFGT9IViw7GidE101wno+78DpZzBawFin1qr1aTzuQ6rOZ8JCHn14Z2ecLy97RcQaKngOAH2EiPFPH8nVqAdF8KGg8teb+MsFSBpPnICki2Q6a1/0pBRFt1LiAYKyk8dP12Un1Kt8lSGXbzaPvwTv495l5+0JYvhow= Received: by 10.100.249.9 with SMTP id w9mr11043824anh.105.1200796550516; Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:35:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from Samson.home.net ( [69.177.150.191]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id b11sm9540781ana.7.2008.01.19.18.35.48 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:35:49 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4792B383.6010406@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:35:47 -0500 From: Greg Mars User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20080104) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: noc@hdk5.net References: <47928642.2090707@gmail.com> <4792A17E.9060208@hdk5.net> In-Reply-To: <4792A17E.9060208@hdk5.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Realtek 8111B LAN Chipset X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:35:52 -0000 NetOpsCenter wrote: > Greg Mars wrote: >> I'm buying parts for a computer and want to make sure that the core >> components are as freebsd friendly as possible. So far, I've decided >> on a core 2 quad q6600 and I'm choosing the motherboard now. However >> it seems many of the popular motherboards have Realtek ALC888 as >> built-in audio and Realtek 8111B as built-in LAN. >> I read at: >> >> http://www.freebsd.org/relnotes/CURRENT/hardware/i386/article.html >> >> that the sound should work but I couldn't find any info on the LAN. >> Does anyone on the list have any experience with it? >> >> By the way, I'm going to run FreeBSD 7. >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > Aloha, > > Realtek 8169 is a 1000 M and works on 7.* and 8.* I think 8111 maybe > old 100M ? Are you sure about the Realtek model #? > > > ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 > + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + noc@hdk5.net + > + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* + > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol > > > Hi, If you click on the motherboard specifications link below, you'll see where they list the LAN chipset as Realtek 8111B http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186133 This seems to be the page for the chip on Realtek's site: http://www.realtek.com.tw/products/productsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=5&Level=5&Conn=4&ProdID=11 Thanks