Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 20:22:15 -0700 From: "Jack Vogel" <jfvogel@gmail.com> To: "Jeremy Chadwick" <koitsu@freebsd.org> Cc: Gary Wilson <gary.wilson@coull.com>, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel 82571EB NIC Message-ID: <2a41acea0806082022y48c31f65qd59b724fa80c43c8@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20080608130945.GA60675@eos.sc1.parodius.com> References: <CB06B40A8D4BFA4986E00D4915208DC89AABF9@mail.coullmedia.com> <20080608130945.GA60675@eos.sc1.parodius.com>
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On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 6:09 AM, Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 08, 2008 at 01:00:03PM +0100, Gary Wilson wrote: >> I have been trying to determine (pre-purchasing) whether an Intel >> 82571EB - PRO/1000 PF Dual Port Server Adaptor will work with: >> >> FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p11 i386 >> >> I am setting up a pfsense firewall and need a fiber NIC, the current >> documentation on 6.2R for both (i386 and ia64) mention that: >> >> "The em(4) driver supports Gigabit Ethernet adapters based on the Intel >> 82540, 82541ER, 82541PI, 82542, 82543, 82544, 82545, 82546, 82546EB, >> 82546GB, 82547, 82571, 82572 and 82573 controller chips", but this makes > > I see 82571 listed in the above list. However, I'm not sure if the EB > revision is different enough to justify separate mention. > > The em(4) driver does appear to have some fibre support, indicated via > the "1000baseSX" operational mode. > > I've CC'd Jack Vogel, author of the em(4) driver, to confirm or deny > support for the LC fibre model. Yes, it is supported although not common, it should work no problem. Jack
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