Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 22:24:42 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: dg@root.com, mturpin@shadow.spel.com, toasty@home.dragondata.com, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Network adapters: Technical issues Message-ID: <199812170624.WAA03563@dingo.cdrom.com> 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>
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> 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
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