Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 17:31:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom <tom@sdf.com> To: Hugh LaMaster <lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov> Cc: FreeBSD Hardware <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Seeking hardware recommendations Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980522172843.21115C-100000@misery.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.96.980522121530.15585I-100000@george.arc.nasa.gov>
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On Fri, 22 May 1998, Hugh LaMaster wrote: > > On Thu, 21 May 1998, Tom wrote: > > > On Thu, 21 May 1998, Josef Grosch wrote: > > > > On Thu, May 21, 1998 at 10:46:36PM -0400, Ben Goodwin wrote: > > > > > system. What I'm looking for are recommendations on: > > > > > PCI ethernet card Some 100-meg card that works well and efficiently > > > > > > Bay Networks Netgear FA310tx > > > > Ugh. Yet another DEC chipset. The Intel Etherexpress Pro100B is a bit > > faster, and uses less CPU (about 15% I believe). > > The DEC chipset cards are among the most widely supported/ > available, and, they are also a good choice for multicast, > and there are some nice, low-cost versions out there, too. The DEC chipsets are not that well supported. The media detection is problematic. There are many variances from model to model (at least a half a dozen different chipset versions). Ugh... Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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