Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 10:31:23 -0500 (CDT) From: Jeff Lynch <jeff@mercury.jorsm.com> To: Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: multiport NICs Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970925102646.22653A-100000@mercury.jorsm.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970925080148.1590B-100000@alive.znep.com>
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On Thu, 25 Sep 1997, Marc Slemko wrote: > On Thu, 25 Sep 1997, Jeff Lynch wrote: > > > On Wed, 24 Sep 1997, Marc Slemko wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 24 Sep 1997, Jeff Lynch wrote: > > > > > > > I seem to remember some of you using Zynx multiport NICs. Are you > > > > using the ZX346 with the de driver? I'm using FBSD2.2.1. > > > > > > Sure, should work; I have had one working under FreeBSD. There are two > > > versions of the 346, as I recall. One is physically larger and one is > > > smaller. You will probably need to download an updated de driver from > > > http://www.3am-software.com/ to make it work properly. > > > > Hmmm. This is a production machine. I can't take time to do this > > the "right" way. I need to powerdown, switch my smc single port (de) > > with the multi-port and get back up within 2 minutes or less. Therefore, > > if there is an older card, know to run with the de driver in FBSD2.2.1 > > would be better this time. Apparently the ZX314 is the one according > > to Ulf. > > If you can find one. However, the 314 isn't made any more (Znyx may still > be shipping a few though) and even newer versions of the 314 may not work > anyway with the old driver, since DEC has made various chipset changes. > > It doesn't take any more downtime to install a new driver while > recompiling your kernel as long as you make it work. Surely you have a > machine somewhere you can test it on first. We placed our spare in service a week ago. Looks like I'll need to hijack a winblows machine and a spare drive to create a new testbead for the short term. Thanks for your comments. ========================================================================= Jeffrey A. Lynch, President JORSM Internet email: jeff@jorsm.com Northwest Indiana's Full-Service Provider Voice: (219)322-2180 927 Sheffield Avenue, Dyer, IN 46311 Autoresponse: info@jorsm.com http://www.jorsm.com
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