Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 23:59:04 +0000 From: freebsd@isvara.net To: FreeBSD Hackers <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: "Best" Fast Ethernet Card Message-ID: <34F4B048.2E75FAA5@challenge.isvara.net> References: <19980225125126.05029@mcs.net> <34F477DC.41FD810D@challenge.isvara.net> <34F47A40.CE76ADE7@3skel.com>
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Dan Janowski wrote:
> 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.
>
> How does it compare to the Intel EtherExpress Pro 100B?
It is faster than it, and uses less processor bandwidth.
Check the 3com site.
One thing which would certainly help, is drivers to utilize the new features of the
card (eg. full PCI bus-master scatter-gather lists).
Thanks,
Dan
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Daniel J Blueman
BSc Computation, UMIST, Manchester
Email: blue@challenge.isvara.net
Web: http://www.challenge.isvara.net/
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