Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 10:11:07 -0700 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com> Cc: Bill Paul <wpaul@FreeBSD.ORG>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NatSemi DP83820 gigE driver kit for 4.2 and 4.3 Message-ID: <3B53202B.270086D5@mindspring.com> References: <20010715204819.N769-100000@achilles.silby.com>
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Mike Silbersack wrote: > > For those who have gigabit ethernet NICs based on the National > > Semiconductor DP83820 and DP83821 controller chips and want to use > > them with FreeBSD 4.2 and 4.3, there is a driver kit now available > > at the following URL: > ... > > These cards are all extremely cheap (some can be had for under $100) > > and fairly easy to find. (I now have one in my workstation.) They could > > potentially become extremely popular, which is why I'm making a driver > > retrofit kit available. Anyone running a recent 4-STABLE or 5.0-CURRENT > > system should already have the necessary driver support. > > How do these perform compared to the more expensive gigabit cards? Read the driver. In general, they require an extra copy because of the inability of the card to DMA on a reasonable boundry. Bill's commentary in his drivers is frequently enlightening, and often amusing... 8-). -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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