From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 17 15:27:22 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67D8A16A404 for ; Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:27:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.149.212]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24A6013C47E for ; Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:27:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from c83-253-10-135.bredband.comhem.se ([83.253.10.135]:55615 helo=falcon.midgard.homeip.net) by ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net with smtp (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1IAoxN-000278-3n for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:27:21 +0200 Received: (qmail 63992 invoked from network); 17 Jul 2007 17:27:18 +0200 Received: from owl.midgard.homeip.net (10.1.5.7) by falcon.midgard.homeip.net with SMTP; 17 Jul 2007 17:27:18 +0200 Received: (qmail 37606 invoked by uid 1001); 17 Jul 2007 17:27:18 +0200 Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:27:18 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson To: Modulok Message-ID: <20070717152718.GA37466@owl.midgard.homeip.net> Mail-Followup-To: Modulok , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <64c038660707170750g45f40dc1g5502f252b47cd856@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <64c038660707170750g45f40dc1g5502f252b47cd856@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.14 (2007-02-12) X-Originating-IP: 83.253.10.135 X-ACL-Warn: Too high rate of unknown addresses received from you X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1IAoxN-000278-3n. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net 1IAoxN-000278-3n e7c9e2533050a27af8e979464cbfa6af Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel PWLA8391GT NIC...does it work? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:27:22 -0000 On Tue, Jul 17, 2007 at 08:50:33AM -0600, Modulok wrote: > For anyone who has this NIC... > > Is the "Intel PWLA8391GT" network interface card supported on 6.1 > Release? I read the hardware notes section and it didn't mention it. I > also read the man page for the em(4) driver, it mentions some of the > other models, but not this one specifically. The only thing I could > find on google was the mention of it in a review on newegg.com, but > the guy never mentions what version of FreeBSD he's using, or what > driver the card uses. If anyone has this card...does it work and which > driver does it use...and any gotchas? It should work just fine. It is also known as "Intel PRO/1000GT Desktop Adapter" and uses the 82541PI controller chip which should be mentioned in the hardware notes for em(4). I have one of those cards and have had no problems with it. I bought it in June 2006, only a month or so after FreeBSD 6.1 was released so I expect it was supported in 6.1-RELEASE as well. It works fine, uses the em(4) driver, and no gotchas that I have found. -- Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se