Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 14:53:28 -0700 (PDT) From: David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com> To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG, richard@sinclairassoc.force9.co.uk Subject: Re: Network Interface Card Message-ID: <199909132153.OAA76049@pau-amma.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <LOBBKEGHCNEHPLGFIAKPKEKDCAAA.richard@sinclairassoc.force9.co.uk>
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>From: "Richard Morte" <richard@sinclairassoc.force9.co.uk>
>Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 20:37:53 +0100
>I have just installed FreeBSD3.1 with Apache web server and now want to
>network the machine to a number of Win98 machines using Samba. Before I rush
>out and buy NICs and a hub can anyone recommend a good supported 100Mb
>network card/system?
>...
>Alternative suggestions welcome before I part with the money.
For the home NAT/firewall, I picked up a couple of NetGear cards ("de"
driver). Although I haven't tried runing them at 100 Mb/s -- the other
devices there tend toward older Sun equipment, and a Livingston PM2 --
they work fine at 10 Mb/s.
And the Kingston card ("pn" driver) that Pac*Bell supplied for the DSL
connection likewise seems to work well, but the probability that I'd
strain the card even at 10 Mb/s with a DSL connection is a bit of a
stretch.
I paid $20 (US) each for the NetGear cards; the Kingston was part of the
provided equipment with the Pac*Bell term service agreement (1 year, I
think), no extra charge.
Cheers,
david
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