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Date:      Fri, 04 May 2007 18:46:36 +0100
From:      Richard Tector <richardtector@thekeelecentre.com>
To:        Erik <erik+freebsd@cepheid.org>,  freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 100 mbps fiber card for FreeBSD 6?
Message-ID:  <463B717C.40305@thekeelecentre.com>
In-Reply-To: <20070504164937.GA37699@idoru.cepheid.org>
References:  <20070504164937.GA37699@idoru.cepheid.org>

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Erik wrote:
> Anyone have any good experiences with 100mbps fiber cards for FreeBSD?
> There don't seem to be many people trying to use this (admittedly
> slightly dated) technology.  The 3CR990B-FX-97 from 3Com works with
> the txp driver (with a patch so that the card is recognized), however
> that driver itself is broken, even with copper cards.
> 
> Can anyone recommend a card that will function well under FreeBSD?

In my opinion you'd be better of getting a 100baseFX <-> 100baseTX media 
converter and then a well supported 100/1000baseT card if the 
application allows.
Alternatively, I've used the 100baseFX Intel cards in the past which use 
the well looked after fxp driver.

Regards,

Richard

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