Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 10:35:05 +0800 From: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net>, FreeBSD-Alpha <alpha@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: network cards Message-ID: <19990819023505.563E61C1F@overcee.netplex.com.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 18 Aug 1999 19:11:03 MST." <199908190211.TAA02613@dingo.cdrom.com>
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Mike Smith wrote: > > I had just finished getting what I thought was the final piece of my new > > alpha system, when I realized I don't have a network card. I don't know > > if there are any compatibility problems with network cards and my > > PC164SX motherboard ... could someone recommend a good 10BaseT network > > card that works on that system? > > > > I like to avoid the cheapest, and for this, I don't need the best ... > > Thanks. > > I'd suggest eg. a Cnet Pro-110, which is based on the Asix chipset. > Most of Bill Paul's drivers work on the Alpha, and most of the cards > they support are in the $20-40 range. Watch out for the Intel Ether Express Pro 100's. Although the driver is listed as working, it doesn't (and they're not particularly cheap either). (it's the old virtual/physical problem where rman_get_virtual() returns a physical address rather than the mapping window and the kernel page faults) Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm - peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; peter@netplex.com.au To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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