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Date:      Wed, 6 Oct 1999 14:15:09 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Stuart Krivis <stuart@apk.net>
To:        Hugh LaMaster <lamaster@nren.nasa.gov>
Cc:        "FreeBSD-Net (FreeBSD.Org)" <freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Tulip drivers for BSD.
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.4.10.9910061412180.28086-100000@junior.apk.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.96.991006101028.25194d-100000@george.arc.nasa.gov>

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On Wed, 6 Oct 1999, Hugh LaMaster wrote:

> NICs have stopped marking on the packages what chipset
> they use, and some have switched chipsets within the 
> same product line.  At this point, I have no idea how
> to tell which current product lines use the Tulip chipset.
> Is anyone keeping a current list?  Is the Tulip chipset
> still in production/widespread use?

I have several recent Kingston KNE100 cards with an Intel version of the
Tulip. It seems to work quite well.

> 
> What are FreeBSD'ers recommending these days wrt multicast
> and CPU efficiency (and, which is currently supported)?

I hear a lot about the Intel Pro100 cards. In fact, people seem to like
them over the Tulip cards.



I keep wondering whatever happened to 3Com cards. They used to be the
best choice because they worked with everything. 


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