From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 2 15:47:23 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E44A16A469 for ; Sat, 2 Jun 2007 15:47:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wmc20@xxiii.com) Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net (imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net [205.152.59.66]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EF0813C448 for ; Sat, 2 Jun 2007 15:47:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wmc20@xxiii.com) Received: from ibm61aec.bellsouth.net ([68.209.177.221]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070602154722.XEXO16570.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm61aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Sat, 2 Jun 2007 11:47:22 -0400 Received: from wcox.bellsouth.net ([68.209.177.221]) by ibm61aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070602154721.XRVA25479.ibm61aec.bellsouth.net@wcox.bellsouth.net>; Sat, 2 Jun 2007 11:47:21 -0400 Message-Id: <6.2.3.4.2.20070602114406.038fc908@mailsvr.xxiii.com> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.3.4 Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2007 11:47:35 -0400 To: Christopher Hilton , User Questions From: r17fbsd@xxiii.com In-Reply-To: <4660FD46.8030509@vindaloo.com> References: <4660FD46.8030509@vindaloo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Cc: Subject: Re: 10/100/1000 Ethernet hardware recommendation 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: Sat, 02 Jun 2007 15:47:23 -0000 At 01:16 AM 6/2/2007, Christopher Hilton wrote: >.....My experience with Gigabit Ethernet leads me to like the Intel >Pro/1000 cards which I believe use the em(4) driver in FreeBSD. Go for it! I just upgraded several servers and desktops with Intel 1000 series NICs, and they're working great. Intel actively develops and supports the drivers for FreeBSD; nice vendor commitment. You can also find the boards inexpensively on EBay. -RW