Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 09:02:52 -0700 From: Lee Brown <leeb@ratnaling.org> To: Jack Vogel <jfvogel@gmail.com> Cc: Sean Bruno <sbruno@freebsd.org>, freebsd-net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Will this card (probably) work? Message-ID: <CAFPNf5_9QTbWQxLOwfYxj_fit3gZ%2Bu2eq7q1bxtJ6P3C_UCS-Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAFOYbcm8E9znB3bQSNUmPNMwGjKnV6ERTdKurKCsNSUkjaro5w@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAFPNf58ubVVM3hVUY_9KTdKJG3QLx=%2BSx3T31GYCc7-_5UWh6w@mail.gmail.com> <53c8aa26-6bd5-22ed-8987-f901451e4dfd@freebsd.org> <CAFPNf5_LzzRTdYZnx2Ba00%2BmQ_c9oBS2x8FaqyafF01tGCEf=w@mail.gmail.com> <a6f950c8-2a70-55a0-b1e6-df307e75ed11@freebsd.org> <CAFPNf59u1kiiQV2EgNb53CMg3S8nmoTYCrUmmxhC7knNvSEsdg@mail.gmail.com> <1bcdca11-54de-c827-7f61-b06250dd2e67@freebsd.org> <CAFOYbcm8E9znB3bQSNUmPNMwGjKnV6ERTdKurKCsNSUkjaro5w@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 4:44 PM, Jack Vogel <jfvogel@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, "should be", but just remember now, if this adapter does not look
> like a
> genuine Intel made part (and from some comment from either Jeff or Eric it
> sounded like it wasn't), then IF you have a problem you are going to get no
> support from them. Of course, in most worlds you'd have no problem, but
> there's
> always some possible one in which.... you know :)
>
> Just being the voice of caution here...
>
> Jack
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 4:10 PM, Sean Bruno <sbruno@freebsd.org> wrote:
>
>> >
>> > OK the vendor got back to me:
>> >
>> > 8086:1522
>>
>> That appears to be governed by the the igb(4) driver. You should be
>> good to go.
>>
>> fbsd_head/sys/dev/e1000 % grep -r E1000_DEV_ID_I350_FIBER *
>> e1000_api.c: case E1000_DEV_ID_I350_FIBER:
>> e1000_hw.h:#define E1000_DEV_ID_I350_FIBER 0x1522
>> if_igb.c: {IGB_INTEL_VENDOR_ID, E1000_DEV_ID_I350_FIBER, 0, 0, 0},
>>
>> sean
>>
>>
> Much appreciated both of you. For $168 I'm willing to risk it.
I assume they use Intel's PCID instead of their own because they use the
Intel driver (which is encouraging). However Intel make nothing like this
card (maybe they used to), so yes, it is a foray into the unknown.
If I'm unable to get it working or working well, at least I have
alternatives (meda converters at the far end and SFP into an existing fiber
switch).
And if I do, well we've got one more card to add to the compatibility list.
-- lee
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