From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Dec 16 22:27:39 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA11736 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 22:27:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (castles128.castles.com [208.214.165.128]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA11726 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 22:27:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA03563; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 22:24:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199812170624.WAA03563@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Brett Glass cc: dg@root.com, mturpin@shadow.spel.com, toasty@home.dragondata.com, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Network adapters: Technical issues In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 16 Dec 1998 21:16:14 MST." <4.1.19981216203941.063e26d0@mail.lariat.org> <4.1.19981216203941.063e26d0@mail.lariat.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 22:24:42 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > EtherExpress Pro/100+ PCI" adapter (consistently the most aggressively > priced) You want this one. > Also, we have two problematic 486-based clients. One is a 486 with an EISA > bus and another is a 486 with VLBus. We don't (AFAIK) support any 100Mbps adapters on any bus other than PCI. > Also, I'm aware that the practical throughput of 16-bit ISA is > 5 MBps, while EISA and VLBus are both a LOT faster. Does it pay to use EISA > or VLBus cards (if I can find them), or just stick to ISA on the assumption > that a 486 can't really use the throughput anyway? You'll find the best performance from a WD8013 clone, or (not as good) an NE2000 clone. > Finally, if I go with ISA, PC Zone lists a KTI "32-bit ISA Combo Adapter" > for $24. Is this a 100BaseTX card? (The catalog entry suspiciously leaves > out the bit rate.) And, if so, is it supported by the RealTek driver for 2.2.x? The driver for the RTL8039 only supports the 8039, which is a PCI device. Realtek also make the 8029 (A PCI NE2000 clone) and the 8019 (a single-chip ISA NE2000 clone). -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message