Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 11:14:56 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Troy Beisigl <troy@i2bnetworks.com> Subject: Re: RTL8111-GR driver for FreeBSD6.4 Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905281113360.58390@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905272226210.5125@tripel.monochrome.org> References: <8940FAF1-E405-4511-B16A-DD842FE460B7@i2bnetworks.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905280118540.55698@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905272226210.5125@tripel.monochrome.org>
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>> says it support RTL8111 >> >> but i have FreeBSD 7.1 > > I have a 6.4 machine (about to be retired). On that machine, man 4 re says it > supports the RTL8111S, but does not mention the RTL8111GR. My guess is that in 7.1 it too says only about "S", i assumed that S and GR are only different chip revisions/different functionality, maybe one have builtin PHY other external etc. etc. but it's software compatible. That's usual naming scheme of chips, but of course there may be exceptions.
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