Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 11:32:31 -0600 From: Greg Skafte <skafte@worldgate.com> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Will 8 Intel EtherExpress PRO 10/100's be a problem? Message-ID: <19980626113231.B11941@worldgate.com> In-Reply-To: <199806260526.WAA06599@implode.root.com>; from David Greenman on Thu, Jun 25, 1998 at 10:26:23PM -0700 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980625222746.12068B-100000@duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us> <199806260526.WAA06599@implode.root.com>
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Quoting David Greenman (dg@root.com) On Subject: Re: Will 8 Intel EtherExpress PRO 10/100's be a problem? Date: Thu, Jun 25, 1998 at 10:26:23PM -0700 > >Basically my questions are: > > > >1) Will there be any problems with using three or more host-to-PCI > >bridges? see my answer below > > > >2) Will there be any problems using up to 8 Intel Etherexpress Pro > >10/100's? If so, can I use a combination of those and some DEC > >21[0,1]4[0,1] cards? > > It should work, but I don't know that anyone has actually tried this. not having any problems with this scenario on our net .... in one of our machines we have 3 of the quad DEC 21x4x cards... the big issue here is the density of the ethernet jacks .... they are a little close together.... makes it hard to fix cable issues .... > > >3) If i ever end up using natd for all of this, would there be any > >problems with it servicing those 7 networks (probably max 100 hosts per > >network)? > > Don't know the answer to that one. > > >I initially thought of just getting a nice ATX rackmount case and a nice > >ASUS motherboard and using some of those ZNYX 4-port fast-ethernet cards. > >Several reasons why I like the above idea better is because the support > >for the Intel cards is apparently better, and replacing bad NICs would be > >simple and inexpensive. If I DO end up going the ZNYX route, are there > >any known problems with those 4-port cards? I'd need two of them, of > >course, and the motherboard would most likely have an Intel card built > >onto it also. Maybe I'll even eventually throw an ETInc sync serial card > >in there for my T1 and use our Cisco 2514 elsewhere. > > Considering all of the compatibility problems with the 'de' driver, I'd > stick with the Intels. > > -DG > > David Greenman > Co-founder/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message -- Email: skafte@worldgate.com Voice: +403 413 1910 Fax: +403 421 4929 #575 Sun Life Place * 10123 99 Street * Edmonton, AB * Canada * T5J 3H1 -- -- When things can't get any worse, they simplify themselves by getting a whole lot worse then complicated. A complete and utter disaster is the simplest thing in the world; it's preventing one that's complex. (Janet Morris) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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