From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 20 10:56:44 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BF0E16A417 for ; Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:56:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from raven.bwct.de (raven.bwct.de [85.159.14.73]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99AD713C442 for ; Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:56:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely5.cicely.de ([10.1.1.7]) by raven.bwct.de (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id m0KAueGt052256; Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:56:40 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (cicely12.cicely.de [10.1.1.14]) by cicely5.cicely.de (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id m0KAtgS3025606 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:55:42 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id m0KAtfmr023770; Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:55:42 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: (from ticso@localhost) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.13.4/8.13.3/Submit) id m0KAtfIG023769; Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:55:41 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso) Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:55:41 +0100 From: Bernd Walter To: Greg Mars Message-ID: <20080120105540.GB22192@cicely12.cicely.de> References: <47928642.2090707@gmail.com> <4792A17E.9060208@hdk5.net> <4792B383.6010406@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4792B383.6010406@gmail.com> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD cicely12.cicely.de 5.4-STABLE alpha User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED=-1.8, BAYES_00=-2.599 autolearn=unavailable version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on cicely12.cicely.de Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, noc@hdk5.net Subject: Re: Realtek 8111B LAN Chipset X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ticso@cicely.de List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:56:44 -0000 On Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 09:35:47PM -0500, Greg Mars wrote: > NetOpsCenter wrote: > >Greg Mars wrote: > >>I'm buying parts for a computer and want to make sure that the core > >>components are as freebsd friendly as possible. So far, I've decided > >>on a core 2 quad q6600 and I'm choosing the motherboard now. However > >>it seems many of the popular motherboards have Realtek ALC888 as > >>built-in audio and Realtek 8111B as built-in LAN. > >>I read at: > >> > >>http://www.freebsd.org/relnotes/CURRENT/hardware/i386/article.html > >> > >>that the sound should work but I couldn't find any info on the LAN. > >>Does anyone on the list have any experience with it? > >> > >>By the way, I'm going to run FreeBSD 7. > >>_______________________________________________ > >>freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >>To unsubscribe, send any mail to > >>"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >> > >Aloha, > > > >Realtek 8169 is a 1000 M and works on 7.* and 8.* I think 8111 maybe > >old 100M ? Are you sure about the Realtek model #? > > > > > >~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 > > + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + noc@hdk5.net + > > + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* + > >"All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol > > > > > > > Hi, > > If you click on the motherboard specifications link below, you'll see > where they list the LAN chipset as Realtek 8111B > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186133 > > This seems to be the page for the chip on Realtek's site: > > http://www.realtek.com.tw/products/productsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=5&Level=5&Conn=4&ProdID=11 Realtek has two devices for Gbit PCI: the 8169 and the reduced 8110. They are both more or less the same - likely even the same chip inside, but the later has pins reduced. AFAIK the later can't have an external PHY, which you can't have anyway if there is neither a connector or PHY itself connected on the board. The 8168 is the successor for PCI express, with the 8111 being the new reduced variant. Both PCIe are detected but didn't run stable with our re(4), but it is said that the latest driver fixes this and also adds a good speed improvement. -- B.Walter http://www.bwct.de http://www.fizon.de bernd@bwct.de info@bwct.de support@fizon.de