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From: "Andrew Specht" <andrew@iaccess.com.au>
To: "Toby Swanson" <toby@milkyway.org>
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Subject: Re: driver for SMC 9432 TX network card
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 09:19:57 +1000
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I had a lot of trouble with the tx driver using the SMC card, but only when
running on 100Mbps.  I changed over to the Intel card that Doug recommended
and it works great with no problems.


Andrew Specht
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-----Original Message-----
From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Toby Swanson <toby@milkyway.org>
Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>; net@FreeBSD.ORG
<net@FreeBSD.ORG>
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: driver for SMC 9432 TX network card


>On Fri, 18 Sep 1998, Toby Swanson wrote:
>
>> What driver is used for the subject network card?
>
>The tx driver should work for you there.
>
>> Has anyone used one of these?
>
>Not me personally.
>
>> I plan to install a 100 Base TX network when I upgrade my FreeBSD
>> server.  Does anyone have recommendations on network cards to use or
>> avoid?
>
>I'll echo the suggestion of the Intel EtherExpress Pro/100+.
>
>Doug White
>Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
>http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | www.freebsd.org
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