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Date:      Sat, 17 Aug 2002 09:14:51 -0400
From:      "Charles Swiger" <cswiger@mac.com>
To:        <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG>, <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: 4-port NICs
Message-ID:  <007701c245f1$026e4090$0301a8c0@prime>
References:  <20020816212544.Y69193-100000@ren.sasknow.com>

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From: "Ryan Thompson" <ryan@sasknow.com>
> I'm looking for a good 4-port NIC for use in replacing a firewall that
> joins four networks. Previously, I have done this with a 4U chassis
> and a slew of single or dual port cards. In this case, I've got a 1U
> chassis and one PCI slot.

I've had good experiences with a 4-port DEC 21x4x NIC, which I believe was
made (or OEMed?) by Asante:

pcib2@pci0:16:0:        class=0x060400 card=0x000000dc chip=0x00241011
rev=0x03
hdr=0x01
    vendor   = 'Digital Equipment Corporation'
    device   = '21151/2 PCI to PCI Bridge'
    class    = bridge
    subclass = PCI-PCI
dc0@pci2:4:0:   class=0x020000 card=0x11101186 chip=0x00191011 rev=0x41
hdr=0x00
    vendor   = 'Digital Equipment Corporation'
    device   = 'DC21142/3 PCI/CardBus 10/100 Mbit Ethernet Ctlr'
    class    = network
    subclass = ethernet
dc1@pci2:5:0:   class=0x020000 card=0x11101186 chip=0x00191011 rev=0x41
hdr=0x00
    vendor   = 'Digital Equipment Corporation'
    device   = 'DC21142/3 PCI/CardBus 10/100 Mbit Ethernet Ctlr'
    class    = network
    subclass = ethernet
dc2@pci2:6:0:   class=0x020000 card=0x11101186 chip=0x00191011 rev=0x41
hdr=0x00
    vendor   = 'Digital Equipment Corporation'
    device   = 'DC21142/3 PCI/CardBus 10/100 Mbit Ethernet Ctlr'
    class    = network
    subclass = ethernet
dc3@pci2:7:0:   class=0x020000 card=0x11101186 chip=0x00191011 rev=0x41
hdr=0x00
    vendor   = 'Digital Equipment Corporation'
    device   = 'DC21142/3 PCI/CardBus 10/100 Mbit Ethernet Ctlr'
    class    = network
    subclass = ethernet

I've been using them in various FW/router boxes for about 2 years without
any memorable issues.

-Chuck



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