Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 04:33:07 +0800 (CST) From: FreeBSD mailing list <freebsd@uct.ucnet.hinet.net> To: ywliu <team_fbf@pristine.com.tw> Cc: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>, team_fbf@pristine.com.tw, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: D-Link PCI NE2000 clone supported ? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960330043114.28040A-100000@uct.ucnet.hinet.net> In-Reply-To: <199603291105.LAA20966@neptune.pristine.com.tw>
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On Fri, 29 Mar 1996, ywliu wrote: > > > > ywliu stands accused of saying: > > > > > > I just wonder, if D-LINK PCI NE2000 clone Ethernet card (I forgot > > > its product number) is supported by FreeBSD 2.1R ? If yes, we > > > plan to buy dozens of it. > > > > AFAIK, not by 2.1R. As I known, the D-Link PCI DE-5x0 is use DEC 210x0 chip set. It is supported by 2.1.0R, I have tested the DE-530, it work fine. > > > > The only real reason for buying a PCI ethernet card is speed. The NE2000 > > interface model is not a speedy one. > > > > If you want lots of cheap ethernet cards, buy cheap ISA ethernet cards. > > > > If you want lots of high-performance ethernet cards, buy decent PCI > > ethernet cards. Anything based on the Digital DC2404x (except Compex) > > is a good buy, or the new Intel PCI cards are good choices. The latter > > would require you to upgrade to -stable, which would be a good idea > > anyway. > > > > Yes, we need a high-end PC to be a server and that's why we need a decent PCI > Ethernet card, rather than a cheap clone. > > But after pursuing the release notes of 2.1R, I cannot find any PCI card > explicitly supported and noted there. Could you or anyone recommend > some brands of supported PCI Ethernet cards ? > > Thanks for your help. > > Yen-Wei Liu >
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