Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:34:45 -0500 From: Wayne <wc_fbsd@xxiii.com> To: freeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: NIC driver question Message-ID: <456338B5.3020108@xxiii.com> In-Reply-To: <4563300A.2050408@mac.com> References: <4562CF3D.1070203@esiee.fr> <4562FD87.1080105@wmptl.com> <4563005E.7010807@esiee.fr> <4563300A.2050408@mac.com>
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> I wonder what would be the "best" network interface to > plug in (if necessary) as I don't know for now what is > the builtin interfaces in this machine. A while back, I asked about "best" FreeBSD hardware in general, and unfortunately, got little response. But Nathan's comments below seem identical with mine. > As for 100mbit cards: Hands-down, Intel 'fxp'-driven cards... rock solid in terms of performance and stability; never had a single unit go bad, used hundreds of them, including dual and quad-port cards. Yup - have the fxp cards in all our older "white box" servers. Very solid. And if 100Mb still works for you, they can be had on Ebay for < $5/ea. > On the gigabit side: I've had great luck with broadcom cards using the > 'bge' driver, and a few intel cards utilizing the 'em' I have a couple newer Dells with the Broadcom / BGE controllers. They seem to work fine on 6.x. 3Com used to be considered "primo" in the industry. But I've had minor troubles with the '905 "xl" cards negotiating duplex on FBSD 4 & 5. Since then, guys on this list have bashed 3Com for their refusal to support and acknowledge FreeBSD... so screw 'em. -W
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