Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 09:19:57 +1000 From: "Andrew Specht" <andrew@iaccess.com.au> To: "Toby Swanson" <toby@milkyway.org> Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: driver for SMC 9432 TX network card Message-ID: <003501bde5b6$59709180$e34a05cb@alpine.iaccess>
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I had a lot of trouble with the tx driver using the SMC card, but only when running on 100Mbps. I changed over to the Intel card that Doug recommended and it works great with no problems. Andrew Specht System Administrator / Internet Access Australia andrew@iaccess.com.au http://www.iaccess.com.au Melbourne,Sydney,Adelaide,Brisbane,Canberra,Perth,Geelong GoldCoast,Bendigo,Bridgewater,Harcourt,Goornong,Laanecoorie Axedale,Central Coast, Ballarat and surrounding areas: (Bacchus Marsh, Trentham, Myrnlong, Greendale, Rowsley and other areas through to Ballan. Clunes, Daylesford, Eganstown, Kingston Areas through to Creswick -----Original Message----- From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Toby Swanson <toby@milkyway.org> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>; net@FreeBSD.ORG <net@FreeBSD.ORG> Date: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 9:07 AM Subject: Re: driver for SMC 9432 TX network card >On Fri, 18 Sep 1998, Toby Swanson wrote: > >> What driver is used for the subject network card? > >The tx driver should work for you there. > >> Has anyone used one of these? > >Not me personally. > >> I plan to install a 100 Base TX network when I upgrade my FreeBSD >> server. Does anyone have recommendations on network cards to use or >> avoid? > >I'll echo the suggestion of the Intel EtherExpress Pro/100+. > >Doug White >Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve >http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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