Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:29:37 -0500 From: Jay Borkenhagen <jayb@braeburn.org> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: seeking recommendation: 1000Base-SX PCI NIC for FreeBSD 8 Message-ID: <19820.1457.447505.704618@oz.mt.att.com> In-Reply-To: <19803.61841.359853.307539@oz.mt.att.com> References: <19803.61841.359853.307539@oz.mt.att.com>
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Jay Borkenhagen writes: > Hi, > > After having been disappointed by one vendor *, I am returning to this > list to seek recommendations for 1000Base-SX PCI NICs. I am looking > to run them on FreeBSD 8 and beyond, and I need support for MTU > 1500 > bytes (initially around 4470, but possibly closer to 9k later). > > On http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.1R/hardware.html#ETHERNET I found > mention of several "SX" cards, but I have first-hand experience with > none of them. If anyone here can confirm jumbo support and current > retail availability of any such cards, I would be very appreciative. > Hi, My posting of 16-Feb elicited one private response from John-Mark Gurney (thanks!) suggesting an external media converter with a 1000Base-TX NIC. While that is a possibility, I would prefer to avoid having to purchase, test, spare, rackmount, etc. Does anyone out there have experience with any of the following SX NICs & FreeBSD? (list from http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.1R/hardware.html#ETHERNET: + Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5706 1000Base-SX + Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 1000Base-SX + Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-SX + 3Com 3c996-SX + SysKonnect SK-9D41 (1000baseSX) + SMC TigerCard 1000 (SMC9462SX) + D-Link DGE-500SX + D-Link 550SX + D-Link 560SX + Marvell Yukon 88E8021 SX/LX + Marvell Yukon 88E8022 SX/LX + Marvell Yukon 88E8061 SX/LX + Marvell Yukon 88E8062 SX/LX + SysKonnect SK-9Sxx + SK-9843 SK-NET GE-SX + 3Com 3c985-SX + 3Com 3c985B-SX + Alteon AceNIC V + Digital EtherWORKS 1000SX + Netgear GA620 Thanks. Jay B.
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