Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1998 15:50:51 +0000 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FYI: NetGear FA310TX Rev D Message-ID: <199809021550.PAA00566@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 02 Sep 1998 15:47:24 MST." <Pine.GSO.4.02A.9809021542160.14728-100000@redfish>
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> > > > we got a pack of NetGear FA310TX Rev D1 ethernet cards, and the chipset > > > > no longer reads DEC DC21040, but have a NetGear NGMC169B number. Netgearr > > > > FA310TX revision D1 board is no longer recognized by FreeBSD. > > > > > > Darn it. > > > > > > I'm looking for a good cheap PCI 10/100 card that works with FreeBSD. > > > > Intel EtherExpress Pro/100+. > > They aren't cheap in my books. They are like $80 (retail at a cheap > place) as opposed to $30 for the NetGear or Linksys. > > I normally put Pro/100s into servers because they and their driver are > cool, but don't think it makes sense to needlessly waste money for > desktops. How much is your time worth? Consider the SMC EtherPower II PCI cards as a possible alternative then, or just hunt another Tulip-based card. Hopefully we'll see support for the MX Tulip clones out of Matt soon, which will open the market a little. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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