From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 25 18:02:52 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5625C16A62F for ; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:02:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (lurza.secnetix.de [83.120.8.8]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5E9D13C45D for ; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:02:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (cdsdyb@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id l0PI2iak048726; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:02:50 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from oliver.fromme@secnetix.de) Received: (from olli@localhost) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id l0PI2iof048725; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:02:44 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from olli) Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:02:44 +0100 (CET) Message-Id: <200701251802.l0PI2iof048725@lurza.secnetix.de> From: Oliver Fromme To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, reichert@numachi.com In-Reply-To: <20070125163756.GQ41546@numachi.com> X-Newsgroups: list.freebsd-stable User-Agent: tin/1.8.2-20060425 ("Shillay") (UNIX) (FreeBSD/4.11-STABLE (i386)) X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.1.2 (lurza.secnetix.de [127.0.0.1]); Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:02:50 +0100 (CET) Cc: Subject: Re: does -STABLE support VIA VT6103 NIC? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, reichert@numachi.com List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:02:52 -0000 Brian Reichert 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