Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:02:44 +0100 (CET) From: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, reichert@numachi.com Subject: Re: does -STABLE support VIA VT6103 NIC? Message-ID: <200701251802.l0PI2iof048725@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <20070125163756.GQ41546@numachi.com>
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Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> wrote: > I'm looking at the release notes for 6.2-RELEASE: > > http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.2R/hardware-i386.html#ETHERNET > > I'm considering the botherboard on this 1U system: > > http://www.ironsystems.com/Customkititems.asp?kc=SYS%2DS%2DA113%2D01&Cc=ACLASS > > Which describes a VIA 'VT6103 10/100 Base-T Ethernet PHY' interface. The actual interface is a VT6105. The 6103 is just the PHY. This chip is called "Rhine III", and it's listed in the FreeBSD release notes. > This is not specifically mentioned as supported; does anyone know for sure? It's supported by the vr(4) driver. I've got two VT610x NICs on my VIA EDEN PD10k board, too. They work perfectly fine. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, USt-Id: DE204219783 Any opinions expressed in this message are personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix GmbH & Co KG in any way. FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd "I have stopped reading Stephen King novels. Now I just read C code instead." -- Richard A. O'Keefe
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