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Date:      Wed, 25 Feb 1998 15:11:18 -0800 (PST)
From:      Tom <tom@sdf.com>
To:        freebsd@isvara.net
Cc:        Karl Denninger <karl@mcs.net>, FreeBSD Hackers <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: "Best" Fast Ethernet Card
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980225150809.15054A-100000@misery.sdf.com>
In-Reply-To: <34F477DC.41FD810D@challenge.isvara.net>

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On Wed, 25 Feb 1998 freebsd@isvara.net wrote:

> The recently released 3com Fast Etherink XL (rev B) 3C905B NIC is the best money
> can buy (apart from server cards costing upwards of 250UKP).
> It has lower CPU usage than any other card, helping it to give the fastest
> performance.

  Whatever.  3COM has a bad history for poor performing cards.  The rev A
Etherlink XL is a dog.  Excessive CPU usage, and poor network bandwidth.

  The Intel Etherexpress Pro/100B or Pro/100+ is without a doubt, the best
ethernet card for FreeBSD.  Period.  The driver is stable, and fairly
small.  Intel doesn't make frequent rev changes that break compatibility
either.

Tom


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