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Date:      Fri, 5 May 2000 14:09:01 -0400
From:      "Wenbo Sheng" <wsheng@nortelnetworks.com>
To:        'Mauricio Marquez' <mmarquez@enlace.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RE: 4 port NIC in FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <E1A4B2CC91EBD1118A510000F80836F801760DF3@zwdld002.ca.nortel.com>

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If we have two 4-ports NIC in one PC, so the other one should use =
sf4-sf7?
Thanks a lot,

Wenbo Sheng

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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mauricio Marquez [SMTP:mmarquez@enlace.net]
> Sent:	Friday, May 05, 2000 2:59 PM
> To:	Sheng, Wenbo [WDLN2:AN11:EXCH]; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject:	RE: 4 port NIC in FreeBSD
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> You can use the default drivers. With Adaptec=B4s quad port card I =
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> devices sf0, sf1, sf2 and sf3 for each port.=20
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> Mauricio=20
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> At 10:42 AM 5/5/00 -0400, you wrote: =20
> >>>>=20
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> 	RE: 4 port NIC in FreeBSD =20
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> 	Hi Mauricio, =20
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> 	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?) =20
>=20
> 	Cheers, =20
>=20
> 	Wenbo Sheng =20
>=20
> 	The Contents of this Email are Nortel Networks Confidential  =20
>=20
> 	-----Original Message----- =20
> 	From:   Mauricio Marquez [SMTP:mmarquez@enlace.net] =20
> 	Sent:   Thursday, May 04, 2000 8:32 PM =20
> 	To:     freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Sheng, Wenbo
> [WDLN2:AN11:EXCH] =20
> 	Subject:        Re: 4 port NIC in FreeBSD =20
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> 	Try Adaptec Nic, don=B4t remember the model right now but their 4 =
port
> NICs =20
> 	work fine on FreeBSD. =20
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> 	Mauricio =20
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> 	At 03:44 PM 5/4/00 -0400, you wrote: =20
> 	>Hi, =20
> 	>=20
> 	>I just want to know if you have any information on mutiple ports
> per NIC =20
> 	>(PCI) used in FreeBSD. Usually one NIC only have one port but I
> need =20
> 	>mutiple ports (e.g.4) on one card in FreeBSD box. =20
> 	>  =20
> 	>I have found one company produces this type of NIC but they do not
> have =20
> 	>any driver used in FreeBSD. The type is: =20
> 	>Osicom 2300 series (RNS2340 PCI 4 ports fast Ethernet Card) =20
> 	>So have anyone known that there is a FreeBSD driver support this
> card or =20
> 	>any other multi-ports NIC? =20
> 	>=20
> 	>I look forward to your rapid reply, =20
> 	>=20
> 	>Thank you, =20
> 	>=20
> 	>Wenbo. =20
> 	>Attachment Converted: "C:\Eudora\Attach\wsheng.vcf" =20
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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Times New Roman">If we have two =
4-ports NIC in one PC, so the other one should use sf4-sf7?</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Thanks a =
lot,</FONT>
</P>

<P><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS">Wenbo =
Sheng</FONT></B>
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<P><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">The Contents of =
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">From:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Mauricio Marquez =
[SMTP:mmarquez@enlace.net]</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Sent:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Friday, May 05, 2000 2:59 PM</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Arial">To:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Sheng, Wenbo [WDLN2:AN11:EXCH]; =
freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Subject:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>=
</B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">RE: 4 port NIC in FreeBSD</FONT>
</P>
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<P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">You can use the default drivers. With =
Adaptec=B4s quad port card I use devices sf0, sf1, sf2 and sf3 for each =
port. </FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Mauricio </FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">At 10:42 AM 5/5/00 -0400, you wrote:&nbsp; =
</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; </FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">RE: 4 port NIC in FreeBSD&nbsp; </FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Times">Hi Mauricio,</FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Times">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 COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; =
</FONT></P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Times">Cheers,</FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
</P>

<P><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" FACE=3D"Comic">Wenbo =
Sheng</FONT></B><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
</P>

<P><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Tahoma">The Contents of =
this Email are Nortel Networks Confidential</FONT></I><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">-----Original =
Message-----&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Arial">From:&nbsp;</FONT></B>&nbsp;<FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Arial"> Mauricio Marquez [SMTP:mmarquez@enlace.net]&nbsp; =
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<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Arial">Sent:&nbsp;</FONT></B>&nbsp;<FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Arial"> Thursday, May 04, 2000 8:32 PM&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Arial">To:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B>&nbsp;<FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial"> freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Sheng, =
Wenbo [WDLN2:AN11:EXCH]&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Arial">Subject:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B>&n=
bsp;<FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial"> Re: 4 port NIC in =
FreeBSD&nbsp; </FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Try Adaptec Nic, =
don=B4t remember the model right now but their 4 port NICs</FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">work fine on =
FreeBSD.</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">Mauricio</FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">At 03:44 PM 5/4/00 =
-0400, you wrote:</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; =
</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;Hi,</FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;I just want to =
know if you have any information on mutiple ports per NIC</FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;(PCI) used in =
FreeBSD. Usually one NIC only have one port but I need</FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;mutiple ports =
(e.g.4) on one card in FreeBSD box.</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;</FONT> <FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;I have found =
one company produces this type of NIC but they do not have</FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;any driver used =
in FreeBSD. The type is:</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;Osicom 2300 =
series (RNS2340 PCI 4 ports fast Ethernet Card)</FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;So have anyone =
known that there is a FreeBSD driver support this card or</FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;any other =
multi-ports NIC?</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; =
</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;I look forward =
to your rapid reply,</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;Thank =
you,</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 =
FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;Wenbo.</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">&gt;Attachment =
Converted: &quot;C:\Eudora\Attach\wsheng.vcf&quot;</FONT><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Arial">&nbsp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D4 FACE=3D"Arial">&gt; </FONT>
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