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Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 21:21:47 +0200
From: Stefan Esser <se@FreeBSD.ORG>
To: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au>
Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: RealTek 8129 support
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On Aug 6, Daniel O'Callaghan <danny@panda.hilink.com.au> wrote:
> 
> Probing for devices on PCI bus 0:
> ed4 <NE2000 PCI Ethernet (RealTek 8029)> rev 0 int a irq 9 on pci0:10
> ed4: address 00:00:01:00:3e:14, type NE2000 (16 bit) 
> 
> Any chance that the 8129 card is a faster ne2000?

No, definitely not!

According to the data found at the RealTek web page,
the 8192 supports PCI bus-master DMA, though I have
no idea how efficient it really is at that. If it is
capable of receiving more than 8KB at 100Mhz with no
CPU intervention, then it should allow building a 
good Fast-Ethernet card for a workstation at a very 
attractive price. It may even be capable enough for
a server, but I doubt that, as long as I have not
had access to a technical data manual for that chip :)

Regards, STefan