Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:44:06 -0700 From: Oliver Hansen <oliver.hansen@gmail.com> To: Preston Hagar <prestonh@gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Good FreeBSD Supported Gigabit Ethernet Card? Message-ID: <46EF5796.8050702@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <8f5897560709171505w7071b967w13e99c9cdf98111b@mail.gmail.com> References: <46EA192E.7030807@gmail.com> <8f5897560709171505w7071b967w13e99c9cdf98111b@mail.gmail.com>
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Preston Hagar wrote: > On 9/14/07, Oliver Hansen <oliver.hansen@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm looking to eventually upgrade my home network to all gigabit so I'm >> going to start by purchasing a few NICs for some old servers I just >> received. I know there are quite a few supported by FreeBSD6 which I found >> ( http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.0R/hardware-i386.html#ETHERNET ) but >> I'm wondering if there is any real benefit in buying a $40 or $50 NIC >> like the Netgear GA311 or just get a $20 NIC like the D-Link DFE-530TX+. >> The use will probably be a firewall, proxy, file server, and DVR. >> <http://www.EagleBit.com/Netgear_GA311_Gigabit_PCI_Card_p/eb-400-00357.htm>; >> >> -- >> Oliver Hansen >> http://www.oliverhansen.com >> >> >> > > > As others have stated, Intel's are great. I would highly recommend > them. Just as a heads up in case you weren't aware, in your research > and purchase watch out for vendors switching chipsets within card > models. Linksys is very bad about this.--snip-- Usually, no matter what the chipset, Intels seem to > be well supported. I also had good success with the D-Link DGE-560T > PCI Express card and the DGE-530T PCI card under OpenBSD. > > Hope this helps. > > Preston > > Thank you Preston and others. I have ordered 4 Intel PWLA8391GT PRO/1000 GT PCI NICs*. *The Intels seemed like a natural choice considering their support and the fact that I've had no issues with them on other platforms. Thanks again for the help. -- Oliver Hansen http://www.oliverhansen.com
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