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Date:      Fri, 05 May 2000 10:49:20 -0400
From:      Ugen Antsilevitch <ugen@xonix.com>
To:        Wenbo Sheng <wsheng@nortelnetworks.com>
Cc:        "'Mauricio Marquez'" <mmarquez@enlace.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: 4 port NIC in FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <3912DF70.D78F438A@xonix.com>
References:  <E1A4B2CC91EBD1118A510000F80836F801760DEA@zwdld002.ca.nortel.com>

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Adaptec is a StarFire and the driver is included.
You may need to configure your kernel for that driver
along the lines of:
sf0 at pci?

--Ugen

Wenbo Sheng wrote:

>
>
> Hi Mauricio,
>
> Thank you very much for your useful info. I just want to know if we need to
> download extra driver for this card or FreeBSD has default driver to support
> it (if yes, what's that?)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Wenbo Sheng
>
> The Contents of this Email are Nortel Networks Confidential
>
>      -----Original Message-----
>      From:   Mauricio Marquez [SMTP:mmarquez@enlace.net]
>      Sent:   Thursday, May 04, 2000 8:32 PM
>      To:     freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Sheng, Wenbo [WDLN2:AN11:EXCH]
>      Subject:        Re: 4 port NIC in FreeBSD
>
>      Try Adaptec Nic, don?t remember the model right now but their 4 port NICs
>
>      work fine on FreeBSD.
>
>      Mauricio
>
>      At 03:44 PM 5/4/00 -0400, you wrote:
>      >Hi,
>      >
>      >I just want to know if you have any information on mutiple ports per NIC
>
>      >(PCI) used in FreeBSD. Usually one NIC only have one port but I need
>      >mutiple ports (e.g.4) on one card in FreeBSD box.
>      >
>      >I have found one company produces this type of NIC but they do not have
>      >any driver used in FreeBSD. The type is:
>      >Osicom 2300 series (RNS2340 PCI 4 ports fast Ethernet Card)
>      >So have anyone known that there is a FreeBSD driver support this card or
>
>      >any other multi-ports NIC?
>      >
>      >I look forward to your rapid reply,
>      >
>      >Thank you,
>      >
>      >Wenbo.
>      >Attachment Converted: "C:\Eudora\Attach\wsheng.vcf"
>      >
>

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Adaptec is a StarFire and the driver is included.
<br>You may need to configure your kernel for that driver
<br>along the lines of:
<br>sf0 at pci?
<p>--Ugen
<p>Wenbo Sheng wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>&nbsp;
<p><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#0000FF">Hi Mauricio,</font></font>
<p><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#0000FF">Thank you very much
for your useful info. I just want to know if we need to download extra
driver for this card or FreeBSD has default driver to support it (if yes,
what's that?)</font></font>
<p><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#0000FF">Cheers,</font></font>
<p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#000080">Wenbo Sheng</font></font></b>
<p><i><font face="Tahoma"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>The Contents
of this Email are Nortel Networks Confidential</font></font></font></i>
<ul><font face="Arial"><font size=-2>-----Original Message-----</font></font>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font size=-2>From:&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></b>
<font face="Arial"><font size=-2>Mauricio Marquez [SMTP:mmarquez@enlace.net]</font></font>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font size=-2>Sent:&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></b>
<font face="Arial"><font size=-2>Thursday, May 04, 2000 8:32 PM</font></font>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font size=-2>To:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></b>
<font face="Arial"><font size=-2>freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Sheng,
Wenbo [WDLN2:AN11:EXCH]</font></font>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font size=-2>Subject:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></b>
<font face="Arial"><font size=-2>Re: 4 port NIC in FreeBSD</font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Try Adaptec Nic, don?t remember the
model right now but their 4 port NICs</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>work fine on FreeBSD.</font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Mauricio</font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>At 03:44 PM 5/4/00 -0400, you wrote:</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>>Hi,</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>>I just want to know if you have any
information on mutiple ports per NIC</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>>(PCI) used in FreeBSD. Usually one
NIC only have one port but I need</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>>mutiple ports (e.g.4) on one card
in FreeBSD box.</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>>I have found one company produces
this type of NIC but they do not have</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>>any driver used in FreeBSD. The type
is:</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>>Osicom 2300 series (RNS2340 PCI 4
ports fast Ethernet Card)</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>>So have anyone known that there is
a FreeBSD driver support this card or</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>>any other multi-ports NIC?</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>>I look forward to your rapid reply,</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>>Thank you,</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>>Wenbo.</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>>Attachment Converted: "C:\Eudora\Attach\wsheng.vcf"</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>></font></font></ul>
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