From owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org Thu Sep 19 18:10:18 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17FEF12A6EB for ; Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:10:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from crapsh@monkeybrains.net) Received: from mail.monkeybrains.net (mail.monkeybrains.net [208.69.40.19]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.monkeybrains.net", Issuer "AlphaSSL CA - SHA256 - G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 46Z4dM4XJQz45Ss for ; Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:10:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from crapsh@monkeybrains.net) Received: from [10.2.86.115] (public.monkeybrains.net [208.69.41.107] (may be forged)) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.monkeybrains.net (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPSA id x8JIADge089803 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:10:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from crapsh@monkeybrains.net) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=monkeybrains.net; s=dkim; t=1568916613; bh=Qrq42lsLVvgrLbEShNF31drXR71ZDE42sRXRVtPqe78=; h=Subject:To:References:From:Date:In-Reply-To; b=sDmt5fp8l86szSswF+bBLk13Odwkz4WUWGdI4Hm8ugqkxEpY9d8RJram3CQTu28H9 WKBXZPMPEiHvypxGXWymZ7o+/qhP7Q+IxDLwEmPUD+Pr/aL2y4YJHYJ6BRT6d8BUTi zLmoeojtflcGjoni7BGLl6Zcg2Oar3rgUg1YW+Rc= X-Authentication-Warning: mail.monkeybrains.net: Host public.monkeybrains.net [208.69.41.107] (may be forged) claimed to be [10.2.86.115] Subject: Re: 10 Gbps NIC - advice needed To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org References: <380fff29-8df3-2671-69c3-ef47131aaf58@monkeybrains.net> <325FE312-A230-4BFB-B582-F61477CD1E46@heron.pl> From: BulkMailForRudy Message-ID: Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:10:13 -0700 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.8.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Language: en-US X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.100.2 at mail.monkeybrains.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 46Z4dM4XJQz45Ss X-Spamd-Bar: ----- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=monkeybrains.net header.s=dkim header.b=sDmt5fp8; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=monkeybrains.net; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of crapsh@monkeybrains.net designates 208.69.40.19 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=crapsh@monkeybrains.net X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-5.86 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[monkeybrains.net:s=dkim]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ptr]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; HAS_XAW(0.00)[]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-net@freebsd.org]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; DWL_DNSWL_LOW(-1.00)[monkeybrains.net.dwl.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.1]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[monkeybrains.net:+]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[monkeybrains.net,none]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; IP_SCORE(-1.76)[ipnet: 208.69.40.0/22(-4.85), asn: 32329(-3.91), country: US(-0.05)]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW(-0.10)[19.40.69.208.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.1]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:32329, ipnet:208.69.40.0/22, country:US]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 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, 19 Sep 2019 18:10:18 -0000 Hot Lava makes some interesting cards using the Intel chipset:   https://www.hotlavasystems.com/products_40gbe.html You can get a 2x 40Gbps card, configure port1 as 40Gbps, and the second port as 4x 10Gbps ports with a breakout cable.  According to a quick call to their support number, the 4 ports on the break out will show up as separate devices (eg ix0, ix1, ix2, ix3).  My use case doesn't need a QSFP -> 4x 10Gbps breakout, but it would be need to try out. As other people noted, you would need kit with PCE 3.0 slots. Rudy On 9/9/19 1:41 AM, Dustin Marquess wrote: > I second the recommendation for Chelsio. I had brand new retail Intel > 40GE NICs (4 x 10GE) and I got so frustrated with the bugs that I sold > them used on eBay just to recoup some of the cost. > > -Dustin > > On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 6:41 AM Robert Heron wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I need to use a 10 Gbps, 2 port NIC (copper RJ-45) with FreeBSD 11.3R amd64. Which NIC (manufacturer and model) would you recommend as the most trouble-free and reliable? >> Maybe some Intel? >> >> Robert >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >