From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 18 18:34:40 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACEA516A418 for ; Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:34:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.149.212]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A8EC13C442 for ; Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:34:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from c83-253-25-183.bredband.comhem.se ([83.253.25.183]:49880 helo=falcon.midgard.homeip.net) by ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net with esmtp (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1IiaCc-0007uE-4g for questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:34:38 +0200 Received: (qmail 82167 invoked from network); 18 Oct 2007 20:34:35 +0200 Received: from owl.midgard.homeip.net (10.1.5.7) by falcon.midgard.homeip.net with ESMTP; 18 Oct 2007 20:34:35 +0200 Received: (qmail 50598 invoked by uid 1001); 18 Oct 2007 20:34:35 +0200 Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:34:35 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson To: Kent Hauser Message-ID: <20071018183435.GA50522@owl.midgard.homeip.net> Mail-Followup-To: Kent Hauser , questions@freebsd.org References: <6004effe0710181003q3fef2a04m191219146f576305@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <6004effe0710181003q3fef2a04m191219146f576305@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-Originating-IP: 83.253.25.183 X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1IiaCc-0007uE-4g. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net 1IiaCc-0007uE-4g c4e9a0e44d1c119a3c81038b1396d7ed Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Gigabit ethernet with PCIe x1 interface X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:34:40 -0000 On Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 07:03:05AM -1000, Kent Hauser wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to find a gigabit ethernet card that is supported by 6.2 or > 6-STABLE. The em(4) says it supports the intel 82573 chip, but no supported > cards are listed. > > Is there a recommended card? The ethernet section of the supported hardware > doesn't list card by interface, and all the ones I see are PCI not PCIe. > My recommendation is the Intel PRO/1000 PT Desktop Adapter. ( http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/pro1000pt_desktop_adapter.htm ) I have one of those myself. It is a PCI-E x1 card, and works just fine with 6-STABLE using the em(4) driver. (I don't remember exactly when support for it was added to FreeBSD so I am not sure if it was supported in 6.2-RELEASE too, but I think it was.) Just about all other of Intel's PCI-E cards should also work fine with 6-STABLE, but I do not have any personal experience with any of those. -- Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se