Date: Sat, 5 May 2007 11:25:52 -0500 From: Erik <erik+freebsd@cepheid.org> To: Richard Tector <richardtector@thekeelecentre.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 100 mbps fiber card for FreeBSD 6? Message-ID: <20070505162552.GA73611@idoru.cepheid.org> In-Reply-To: <463B8572.90800@thekeelecentre.com> References: <20070504164937.GA37699@idoru.cepheid.org> <463B717C.40305@thekeelecentre.com> <2a41acea0705041146m1af756fpeede38c7e01985b@mail.gmail.com> <463B8572.90800@thekeelecentre.com>
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On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 08:11:46PM +0100, Richard Tector wrote: > Erik, > A quick google suggests that the Allied Telesyn 100baseFX cards are > supported by the pcn driver. Not sure if that is of any use to you. A > look on the UK eBay lists 3 currently for sale at about £5. > > We've got maybe 20-25 of the Allied Telesyn 100baseFX->TX media > converters round the buildings. Never had any trouble in years of use. > It's a shame you've had issues. Would certainly simplify choosing a > suitable network card. I'll give that card a shot, thanks for the suggestion! I agree that using media converters would simplify the choice of NICs, but out past experience with them (I don't know the manufacturer offhand) makes me a little hesitant to go that route. Erik
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