Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 17:08:09 -0700 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: "Jeff Hartley" <jhartley@netrail.net> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SysKonnect and Intel gig boards Message-ID: <200007110008.RAA07792@mass.osd.bsdi.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 10 Jul 2000 19:26:36 EDT." <MBEJKBIMHAIIJNLIJGDMOEPACAAA.jhartley@netrail.net>
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> Anyone have any experience (good/bad/indifferent) with the Intel GigSX > boards, or the SysKonnect dual-port GigSX boards, under 4.0-RELEASE? I'm in > need of quad-gig boxes, and I'm reluctant to stick with 3COM, based on an > unsatisfactory failure rate in the past. Horror stories or blessings, > anyone? I did notice that SysKonnect seems to be friendlier with the > developer community than Intel (go figure). I can't comment on the performance or reliability of the SysKonnect boards (other than that Bill Paul wrote/maintains the driver, which is a Good Thing). However I note that the cards I've seen appear to be designed for failover rather than dual-port operation, and one of the two interface parts is fan-cooled (for the primary port) while the other just has a passive heatsink (presumably because it's not meant to be running all the time). Just a point to consider. -- ... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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