From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 28 20:29:50 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 286D3106564A for ; Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:29:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jayb@zoe.braeburn.org) Received: from mail120.messagelabs.com (mail120.messagelabs.com [216.82.250.83]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D253D8FC12 for ; Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:29:49 +0000 (UTC) X-VirusChecked: Checked X-Env-Sender: jayb@zoe.braeburn.org X-Msg-Ref: server-7.tower-120.messagelabs.com!1298924988!5651368!1 X-StarScan-Version: 6.2.9; banners=-,-,- X-Originating-IP: [144.160.20.145] Received: (qmail 22388 invoked from network); 28 Feb 2011 20:29:48 -0000 Received: from sbcsmtp6.sbc.com (HELO mlpd192.enaf.sfdc.sbc.com) (144.160.20.145) by server-7.tower-120.messagelabs.com with DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 28 Feb 2011 20:29:48 -0000 Received: from enaf.sfdc.sbc.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mlpd192.enaf.sfdc.sbc.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p1SKUBeG020832 for ; Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:30:11 -0500 Received: from alpd052.aldc.att.com (alpd052.aldc.att.com [130.8.42.31]) by mlpd192.enaf.sfdc.sbc.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p1SKU8gW020648 for ; Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:30:08 -0500 Received: from aldc.att.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by alpd052.aldc.att.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p1SKTi95023096 for ; Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:29:44 -0500 Received: from oz.mt.att.com (oz.mt.att.com [135.16.165.23]) by alpd052.aldc.att.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p1SKTeJj022927 for ; Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:29:40 -0500 Received: by oz.mt.att.com (Postfix, from userid 500) id 418DD2BF2C; Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:29:39 -0500 (EST) X-Mailer: emacs 21.2.1 (via feedmail 8 I); VM 7.18 under Emacs 21.2.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <19820.1457.447505.704618@oz.mt.att.com> Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:29:37 -0500 From: Jay Borkenhagen To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <19803.61841.359853.307539@oz.mt.att.com> References: <19803.61841.359853.307539@oz.mt.att.com> X-GPG-Fingerprint: DDDB 542E D988 94D0 82D3 D198 7DED 6648 2308 D3C0 Sender: jayb@zoe.braeburn.org Subject: Re: seeking recommendation: 1000Base-SX PCI NIC for FreeBSD 8 X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Jay Borkenhagen List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:29:50 -0000 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.