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Subject: Re: D-Link DGE-550SX support
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Steve Bernard <sbernard@gmu.edu> probably said:
> I found some ancillary information that seems to indicate that there is a
> driver that will allow a D-Link DGE-550SX Gigabit fiber NIC to work under
> FreeBSD 4.x. Can anyone confirm or refute this, or provide additional
> information?

Do you know what chipset it is ?

> If the NIC is not supported, is there a recommendation for a gigabit
> fiber NIC that works well under 4.8?

I've had good luck with Netgear GA620 cards, both fiber and copper.

P.

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