From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 21 18:42:16 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 1B33416A420 for ; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:42:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: from py-out-1112.google.com (py-out-1112.google.com [64.233.166.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC54B13C442 for ; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:42:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id u52so3115549pyb.10 for ; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:42:15 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to:x-enigmail-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=0TjxGHP/zOJRJRl+7BqJj27eI9cYZCj/tJTW1df0DqE=; b=YvCM2VwoM1tclusxVPF8WeFxI6T7eVIIo4LLeQe4hbK+wE0ERFEcg521+VvO4a6GPNVQDD+h52Op3JlTyPSaaBxwAlj4hYSLVz2XGMXLXYXbwuWujqnKEbA8powQt8771gxqQ3GJGlC75+2p/212HlL9nmJBJLWdrN/UB/gmgcw= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to:x-enigmail-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=ca02oZfO6fLQamFcPDVhoN19BVmosRJxyJ2p/Fx8xGAVoKqZTvElrIyFotqDwqTalg4u9fV7m4e/K6Ss1YUV2M19c0dk7YhR7TRZS2/LWRal+IvOKQ6pmQtTQQgovYaHeqUbAi1z/Mu+kNN2mNatbiGjYwIh+mU5GOnz77RvgVY= Received: by 10.65.213.4 with SMTP id p4mr15489624qbq.7.1200939176230; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:12:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from flosoft.no-ip.biz ( [67.85.89.184]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id q13sm5792299qbq.8.2008.01.21.10.12.55 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:12:55 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4794E0A6.1070206@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:12:54 -0500 From: "Aryeh M. Friedman" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20080117) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Shawn Barnhart References: <47928642.2090707@gmail.com> <4792A17E.9060208@hdk5.net> <4792B383.6010406@gmail.com> <20080120105540.GB22192@cicely12.cicely.de> <4794C484.9010005@grasslake.net> In-Reply-To: <4794C484.9010005@grasslake.net> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org 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 18:42:16 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Shawn Barnhart wrote: > 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. Pyun says that the patches should work on any 6.3+ set up... I am running 8-current (amd64) and the performance is almost equal to the vendor supplied driver for vista now (if not the same or a little better) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHlOCmQi2hk2LEXBARAramAJ4tpR34HOoWc54S5X6oG49jzZzJYwCfV/ec KgLnHA9ujWiSLB15b1tDdbs= =wt4w -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----