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Subject: Re: Good gigabit NIC for 4.11?
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Matt Staroscik wrote:

>I've been Googling up a storm but I am having trouble finding 
>recommendations for a good gigabit ethernet card to use with 4.11. The 
>Intel part numbers I found in the em readme are a few years old now, and 
>I can't quite determine how happy people are with other chipsets despite 
>my searches.
>
>I'm looking for a basic PCI 1-port card with jumbo frame support if 
>possible--I can live without it. Either way, stability is much more 
>important than performance. 
>
>Thanks in advance for your recommendations.
>
>  
>
all the intel ones are supported in -current. with 4.11 there is an 
intel driver update on intels
website and if you can't find it  I  can send you it.