Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 14:12:20 +0200 (EET) From: Heikki Suonsivu <hsu@clinet.fi> To: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> Cc: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, hsu@clinet.fi, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dual or quad port 21140 100 Mbps ethernet cards ? Message-ID: <199611061212.OAA05103@katiska.clinet.fi> In-Reply-To: <199611060925.KAA07771@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> References: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961105112722.6528B-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> <199611060925.KAA07771@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
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Christoph Kukulies writes: > > On Tue, 5 Nov 1996, Heikki Suonsivu wrote: > > > > > Are there any known-to-work-with-freebsd 100 Mbps ethernet cards which > > > would bridge 2 or more ports per card. We are using SMC dual port ones > > > now, but I need 100 Mbps ethernet. I'm aware of ZNYX, but they do not > > > work correctly. > > > > Yes! The SMC EtherPower2 has this capability, with 2 available ports. > > Would that mean you can cascade a chain of machines without requiring a > hub ($$) ? Technically yes, but the extra port on SMC EP2 costs more than low-cost hub ports on average. But they are good for building 10 Mbps routers with 8 ports each. I guess at 100 Mbps would get tight on PCI bus, though, but backbone port would be nice to have at 100 Mbps. > > NOTE: Your motherboard must support assigning int B addresses. Some > > systems don't. > > > > Doug White | University of Oregon > > Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant > > http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major > > > > > > --Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de -- Heikki Suonsivu, T{ysikuu 10 C 83/02210 Espoo/FINLAND, hsu@clinet.fi mobile +358-40-5519679 work +358-0-43542270 fax -4555276
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