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Subject: Re: four-port ethernet card compatible with freebsd
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Thanks for the input on the znyx.  I checked it out and noticed that it has  
the Dec chip 21140, which is essentially the same as the adaptec that we were  
looking at.  I'm not sure how freeBSD drivers are written, but it could be  
that a driver for the znyx would work on the adaptec(cogent).  If there are  
known problems with the znyx we probably want to avoid it.

I have another related question, though.  Our fileserver runs freeBSD 2.1.6  
and has an intel etherexpress pro 100b ethernet card.  We've been noticing  
increasingly high Ierrs with this setup, which is kind of scary with it being  
the fileserver and all.  One of my co-workers has the exact same setup on  
his home machine and is experiencing the same problem.  Is there a known  
problem with that driver?  If so, is it fixed in later versions of freeBSD?  
Any ideas on how to minimize the Ierrs?

Thanks again for any input.

Sarah