From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Feb 23 17: 9: 6 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from panzer.plutotech.com (panzer.plutotech.com [206.168.67.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38F4511410 for ; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 17:08:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ken@panzer.plutotech.com) Received: (from ken@localhost) by panzer.plutotech.com (8.9.2/8.8.5) id SAA36167; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 18:08:52 -0700 (MST) From: "Kenneth D. Merry" Message-Id: <199902240108.SAA36167@panzer.plutotech.com> Subject: Re: Intel vs. 3com vs DEC chip network cards In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19990223163334.00692d68@advantinc.com> from Lance Costanzo at "Feb 23, 1999 4:33:35 pm" To: lance@advantinc.com (Lance Costanzo) Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 18:08:52 -0700 (MST) Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL43 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Lance Costanzo wrote... > Are there any reliability or performance issues on using one type over the > other? > I'm thinking of using a pair of 3com 3c905B's (10/100 PCI) for a firewall, > since I've had good luck with the 509B's (10mbit ISA) in the past. > Lance. I would suggest getting Intel Pro/100+ cards. The fxp driver is one of the most stable and well tested ethernet drivers in the tree. The cards are also very fast. And yes, I practice what I preach. Most of the FreeBSD machines at my place of employment use Intel Pro/100B's (82557) or Intel Pro/100+'s (82558). Both work great. Ken -- Kenneth Merry ken@plutotech.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message