Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 23:48:15 +0200 From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no> To: Sean Bruno <seanbru@yahoo-inc.com> Cc: "net@freebsd.org" <net@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 10 Gbps NIC selection Message-ID: <861um24q1s.fsf@ds4.des.no> In-Reply-To: <1338327381.2850.11.camel@powernoodle-l7.corp.yahoo.com> (Sean Bruno's message of "Tue, 29 May 2012 14:36:21 -0700") References: <864nqz70h0.fsf@ds4.des.no> <1338327381.2850.11.camel@powernoodle-l7.corp.yahoo.com>
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Sean Bruno <seanbru@yahoo-inc.com> writes:
> Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav <des@des.no> writes:
> > Given the choice between the following adapters:
> > Broadcom 5720
> Haven't gotten this one working on the Dell R series I'm testing
> (thought this was a 1G chipset)
> > Broadcom 5719
> Thought this was a 1G?
> > Broadcom 57800
> > Broadcom 57810
> If these are 10G E cards, the would need to be added to bxe(4) which it
> doesn't appear they are? I know I haven't used them.
It is quite possible that our supplier either misunderstood the question
or misformatted his answer.
I can't find a bxe(4) man page in yesterday's head, so I'll pretend it
doesn't exist.
> > Intel i350
> > Intel x520
> > Intel X540
> The X540T appears to be supported via ixgbe(4) [...]
I believe they're all supported by either ixgb(4) or ixgbe(4). However,
given that
a) the i350 is a quad-port card, which disqualifies it for our purposes
b) our supplier's x540s are RJ45 only
c) someone told me off-list that they used x520s and were happy with
them
I decided to get two dual-SFP x520s.
DES
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Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no
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