From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 8 05:29:07 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F4A2106566B for ; Thu, 8 Oct 2009 05:29:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrew@modulus.org) Received: from email.octopus.com.au (email.octopus.com.au [122.100.2.232]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7A3B8FC13 for ; Thu, 8 Oct 2009 05:29:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: by email.octopus.com.au (Postfix, from userid 1002) id ACF065CBAF3; Thu, 8 Oct 2009 16:28:57 +1100 (EST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on email.octopus.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=10.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.2.3 Received: from [10.1.50.60] (ppp121-44-86-247.lns10.syd6.internode.on.net [121.44.86.247]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: admin@email.octopus.com.au) by email.octopus.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id B932B5CBAE5; Thu, 8 Oct 2009 16:28:53 +1100 (EST) Message-ID: <4ACD781A.1030301@modulus.org> Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:26:50 +1100 From: Andrew Snow User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080523) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rihad References: <4ACD775B.90901@mail.ru> In-Reply-To: <4ACD775B.90901@mail.ru> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Choosing two 10GiGE cards X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:29:07 -0000 The only one worth getting IMO is Intel EXPX9502CX4 (INTEL 10 GIGABIT CX4 DUAL PORT SERVER ADAPTER) It is low power and very fast, and works under FreeBSD. Like all Intel NICs It supports interrupt modulation so polling support isn't really needed. - Andrew