From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Dec 15 15:00:42 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id PAA24511 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 15 Dec 1997 15:00:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (gregl1.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA24425 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 1997 14:59:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id JAA05442; Tue, 16 Dec 1997 09:29:05 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from grog) Message-ID: <19971216092905.55311@lemis.com> Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 09:29:05 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: Rob Nelson Cc: FreeBSD Hackers Subject: Re: 3com 3c509 card References: <34955B38.167E@panews.press.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: ; from Rob Nelson on Mon, Dec 15, 1997 at 09:15:09AM -0800 Organisation: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, Dec 15, 1997 at 09:15:09AM -0800, Rob Nelson wrote: > On Mon, 15 Dec 1997, Eric Fosdike wrote: > >> This card is flagged as 'buggy' by the kernel install options. What is >> causing it to be buggy? We are looking to roll out a large number of BSD >> boxes with 3com 509 cards in. Where exactly is the problem with these >> cards? > > We have used both the 3Com 509 combo as well as the TP cards on several > FreeBSD boxes with no problems. Same here. I've been using one for years. > They work very well. I think the "buggy" designation is a leftover > from earlier revisions of the driver. A while back I'd get hangs from time to time (I needed to down and up the interface to unwedge it), but I haven't had that for a long time. I'd agree with your assessment. I'm copying -hackers for comment. Greg