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From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 20:34:36 -0500
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Subject: Re: Best gigabit network interface for FreeBSD?
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On Sep 3, 2006, at 5:19 PM, Brett Glass wrote:

> I have some Intel "em" interfaces available to me, but have been  
> told that while the driver is well supported they are quirky and  
> not the best choice.

I have an em built into the MB of a Dell PowerEdge 400SC and have no  
complaints. It will send/receive data at whatever the discs will  
support, typically 40+ MB/sec, 55 MB/sec to/from some locations on disk.

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David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net
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