From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 21 16:31:26 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D851616A417 for ; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:31:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from swb@grasslake.net) Received: from accord.grasslake.net (accord.grasslake.net [209.98.56.21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A394F13C46E for ; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:31:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from swb@grasslake.net) Received: from [192.168.1.44] (quattro.grasslake.net [192.168.1.44]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) (Authenticated sender: swb) by accord.grasslake.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF9B1FD031 for ; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:13:43 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <4794C484.9010005@grasslake.net> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:12:52 -0600 From: Shawn Barnhart Organization: Managed Chaos User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Windows/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org References: <47928642.2090707@gmail.com> <4792A17E.9060208@hdk5.net> <4792B383.6010406@gmail.com> <20080120105540.GB22192@cicely12.cicely.de> In-Reply-To: <20080120105540.GB22192@cicely12.cicely.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Realtek 8111B LAN Chipset X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:31:26 -0000 Bernd Walter wrote: > Realtek has two devices for Gbit PCI: the 8169 and the reduced 8110. > They are both more or less the same - likely even the same chip inside, > but the later has pins reduced. > AFAIK the later can't have an external PHY, which you can't have anyway > if there is neither a connector or PHY itself connected on the board. > The 8168 is the successor for PCI express, with the 8111 being the new > reduced variant. > Both PCIe are detected but didn't run stable with our re(4), but it is > said that the latest driver fixes this and also adds a good speed > improvement I bought an 8169 based card due to time and local availability issues and the re(4) driver sucked it hard in 6.3 and the card wasn't stable. I ended up with an Intel card which works fine. I've noticed that re(4) has recently been overhauled extensively (as in the last week), will these changes ever get merged back into 6_STABLE, or do they depend on changes only present in 7.X onward? For $20, its barely worth my time to run the thing back to the store and recent SWMBO de-cluttering regulations require it to be used or tossed. -Shawn