Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 12:46:12 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: john@student.kgv.edu.hk Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel wiseman and livengood gigabit ethernet support Message-ID: <200012052046.eB5KkCF01028@mass.osd.bsdi.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 05 Dec 2000 16:59:54 GMT." <20001205165956.8089737B400@hub.freebsd.org>
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> I'm after some help on what gigabit ethernet card is supported on FreeBSD.
> I'm using FreeBSD4.2-STABLE.
Avoid the Intel cards; go with the Alteon-based or SysKonnect cards.
(NetGear and 3com, amongst others, make cards based on the Alteon
chipset.)
You should avoid the Intel cards because Intel themselves refuse to
release sufficient documentation to produce an efficient driver.
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