Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 09:24:07 -0600 From: Tillman Hodgson <tillman@seekingfire.com> To: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Well-supported gigabit cards under 4-stable? Message-ID: <20040322152407.GF23417@seekingfire.com> In-Reply-To: <20040315064631.GD24558@seekingfire.com> References: <20040315064631.GD24558@seekingfire.com>
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On Mon, Mar 15, 2004 at 12:46:31AM -0600, Tillman Hodgson wrote: > I'm interesting in seeing what low-cost gigabit cards are supported > under -stable and which cards might be recommended. I'm looking > specifically at the Linksys EG1032, D-Link DGE-530T, Intel Pro1000MT, > and the Micronet SP2612R. All are relatively cheap (Can$64 and lower), > are easily obtained in Canada via the popular online merchants, and > would be within reach a typical (though geeky) home network. <snip> > So what's recommended by folks running gigabit gear these days? [Replying to my own email] Thanks for the responses. I ended up getting a bge card (NetGear) which has been performing without any errors through several backup cycles now. I chose that one over the Intel simply because I could get it from the same online as the switch I was purchasing, whereas the Intel card would've required me to go to a different vender (and end up paying for separate shipping). bge0: <Altima AC9100 Gigabit Ethernet, ASIC rev. 0x105> mem 0xfa000000-0xfa00ffff irq 11 at device 10.0 on pci0 bge0: Ethernet address: 00:09:5b:8e:71:2f miibus0: <MII bus> on bge0 brgphy0: <BCM5701 10/100/1000baseTX PHY> on miibus0 brgphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseTX, 10 # netstat -i Name Mtu Network Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs Coll bge0 1500 <Link#1> 00:09:5b:8e:71:2f 21261672 0 9481812 0 0 bge0 1500 192.168.23 athena 21339692 - 9669772 - - -T -- "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." - Albert Einstein
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