Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 23:13:21 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: "Pressey\, Marty G \(CGI Federal\)" <marty.pressey@cgifederal.com>, "freebsd-questions\@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: NIC Compatibility for 11.2 Message-ID: <23948.11473.262718.97402@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <20190926005825.edadd0fe.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <1BB9A8B635A5E84EBAC902C3A01120D4013AB3B69A@OP1-S-EX-C5.cgifederal.com> <20190926005825.edadd0fe.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon writes: > Yes, those are not on the list. However, this doesn't automatically > imply that they don't work. If you have the option of "trial & > error", test the cards. If they are recognized, the "em" driver > gets loaded, and they should just work(TM). If not, return the > cards. (Yes, I know, this isn't always possible, but if it is > possible for you, give it a try.) I say this because several > "PRO/1000 MT" models are listed, so it could be possible that > except the naming is a little bit different, you're refering to one > of them? In addition to matching the model id, you may also need to match the specific chip version - which is what actually counts. I have this unconfirmed memory that Intel has been known to use the same model id for multiple chip versions. Doesn't matter for Windows; for FreeBSD ... very much. Respectfully, Robert Huff
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