From owner-freebsd-hardware Mon Dec 14 18:13:28 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA21470 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 18:13:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (goldfish.pht.co.jp [210.171.55.12]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA21465 for ; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 18:13:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA01689; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 18:10:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199812150210.SAA01689@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Brett Glass cc: Mark turpin , jt&mn , hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Good, cheap 100BaseT Ethernet cards? In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 14 Dec 1998 11:44:13 MST." <4.1.19981214114218.06ce3d90@mail.lariat.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 18:10:58 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > At 01:32 PM 12/14/98 -0500, Mark turpin wrote: > > > I got them at a local computer show(www.marketpro.com). Look at > >www.freebsd.org/~wpaul/RealTek/ for a list of boards based on this > >chipset. I've been getting them at a local computer show > >(www.marketpro.com). I know cables n' mor has them for $34, but I've > >been getting them for about $19. I would suggest looking on pricewatch or > >shopper.com for the best price. > > I've found the GENIUS board cheap at warehouse.com. BTW, is the driver > shipping with FreeBSD 2.2.8? Or do I need to add it? Also, how much > overhead is there? Does the board use programmed I/O, DMA, or shared > memory? You need the driver at www.freebsd.org/~wpaul. The Realtek chip is about the most inefficient of all of the 100Mbps chips we (will) support. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message