From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 22 07:24:08 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97CCB16A4CE for ; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 07:24:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.seekingfire.com (coyote.seekingfire.com [24.72.10.212]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 687F743D2D for ; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 07:24:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tillman@seekingfire.com) Received: by mail.seekingfire.com (Postfix, from userid 500) id C6452244; Mon, 22 Mar 2004 09:24:07 -0600 (CST) Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 09:24:07 -0600 From: Tillman Hodgson To: FreeBSD-Questions Message-ID: <20040322152407.GF23417@seekingfire.com> References: <20040315064631.GD24558@seekingfire.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040315064631.GD24558@seekingfire.com> X-Habeas-SWE-1: winter into spring X-Habeas-SWE-2: brightly anticipated X-Habeas-SWE-3: like Habeas SWE (tm) X-Habeas-SWE-4: Copyright 2002 Habeas (tm) X-Habeas-SWE-5: Sender Warranted Email (SWE) (tm). The sender of this X-Habeas-SWE-6: email in exchange for a license for this Habeas X-Habeas-SWE-7: warrant mark warrants that this is a Habeas Compliant X-Habeas-SWE-8: Message (HCM) and not spam. Please report use of this X-Habeas-SWE-9: mark in spam to . X-GPG-Key-ID: 828AFC7B X-GPG-Fingerprint: 5584 14BA C9EB 1524 0E68 F543 0F0A 7FBC 828A FC7B X-GPG-Key: http://www.seekingfire.com/gpg_key.asc X-Urban-Legend: There is lots of hidden information in headers User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Subject: Re: Well-supported gigabit cards under 4-stable? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:24:08 -0000 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. > 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: mem 0xfa000000-0xfa00ffff irq 11 at device 10.0 on pci0 bge0: Ethernet address: 00:09:5b:8e:71:2f miibus0: on bge0 brgphy0: on miibus0 brgphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseTX, 10 # netstat -i Name Mtu Network Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs Coll bge0 1500 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