Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 14:28:34 +0100 (CET) From: Herve Quiroz <herve.quiroz@esil.univ-mrs.fr> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: AMD PCnet PCI II vs Realtek RTL8139 Message-ID: <20020328141504.U34885-100000@puget.esil.univ-mrs.fr>
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I managed to get 2 PCI NICs to replace my old ISA 3Com 3C509 EtherLink III. So I have to choose between the two cards : - AMD PCnet PCI II (AM79C970 based) that seems to be 10Mps only (but the hub is 10Mps anyway) - Realtek RTL8139 that seems to be quite basic regarding features Has anyone experienced these cards ? I have a relatively weak configuration (pentium 133 / 64 Mo EDO / IDE) so I was wondering if there was any interest for me to choose one or another (putting down CPU from some network related stuff could be useful but I don't know how effective it is for a 10Mps workstation). Also there are some issues regarding RTL8139 commented in the kernel sources. Herve To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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