Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 16:18:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: michael knoepfler <mknoepf@abq.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, r3cgm@cdrom.com Subject: Re: intel etherexpress cards Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970416161428.12317B-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <3355181A.29E9@abq.com>
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On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, michael knoepfler wrote: > hello, > i would like to get some ethernet cards that work on both winnt and bsd. > i noticed on the comp.unix...announce 2.2.1 that etherexpress pro/100 > and pro/10 cards are mentioned. i notice in ads that there exist isa, > eisa, and pci versions of these cards. does FreeBSD support all the bus > types? also, other cards are mentioned - is it safe to infer that the > differing bus versions are all supported? No. I can guarantee that the EtherExpress Pro/100B PCI version is supported. I just noticed that the Pro/10 is supported. Looking at the device entry in LINT, it looks like it targets the ISA only. To be honest, I would shoot for the Pro/100B PCI and/or the DC21x4x based PCI ethernet cards. I have one in this box and it performs like a champ. For ISA, just about anything goes; I've had good luck with cheap NE2000-compatible cards, surprisingly. Steer clear of the EtherExpress 16's though. > please reply to: > mknoepf@abq.com. > also, please cc to r3cgm@cdrom.com as he would like to know too. Done. Hope this helps. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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